tellin

[ tel-in ]

/ ˈtɛl ɪn /

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noun

any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.

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Origin of tellin

1895–1900; <New Latin Tellina name of the genus <Greek tellī́nē a shellfish

Words nearby tellin

tell a thing or two, Tell el Amarna, teller, Teller, Edward, Téllez, tellin, telling, tell it like it is, tell it to the Marines, tell me, tell off

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How to use tellin in a sentence

"I've brought ye thet Injun I wuz tellin' ye uv," she said, with a wave of her hand toward Alessandro.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The way them boys was tellin' about the teachers they had knowed made me feel for your life when I seen you come in.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
I don't remember, 'case as I said my memory is ole an' leaky, and mebby I ain't tellin' it right in course as I tole him.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
Ended up by him threatenin' to leave her, and by her tellin' him that if he didn't she'd lock him out of the house.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland

"Maybe he's got Beatty cornered, tellin' him a new plan fer workin' the cats this afternoon," leered another.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney

British Dictionary definitions for tellin

tellin

/ (ˈtɛlɪn) /

noun

any of various slim marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Tellina (or Macoma) that live in intertidal sand, esp the smooth oval delicately tinted T. tenuis

Word Origin for tellin

from New Latin tellina, from Greek tellinē a shellfish

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