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• past participle of shell.
• past tense form of shell.

shelled

American  

[sheld] / ʃɛld /

adjective

1. having the shell removed.

   shelled pecans.

2. (especially of field corn, grain, etc.) removed from the ear or husk.

3. having or enclosed in a shell.

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Other Word Forms

• unshelled
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of shelled

First recorded in 1570–80; shell + -ed ²

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Example Sentences

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shelled

The large effective-altruism foundation Open Philanthropy—which has changed its name to Coefficient Giving—has shelled out $7 billion in grants since 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

At what point should I bite the bullet and just accept less than what I shelled out?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Arsenal shelled out close to £200m on new signings during the summer transfer window but fell short of landing the elite forward they craved.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

St. Louis shelled out for the broker’s fee—she figured it would pay off given how long she plans to stay there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Bando finds some shelled beechnuts and hazelnuts lying at the base of a hollow tree near the grave.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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