释义 |
shelling noun (-s) Etymology: from gerund of shell (II) 1. a. : hulled oats or other grain b. : the husks or chaff from such grain 2. : the action of one that shells: as a. : the removal of the shell (as from nuts, peas, or oysters) b. : the action of fertilizing with shells c. : bombardment with shells d. : the action of collecting shells especially along the sea 3. : a disease of the grape of uncertain origin causing the immature fruit to drop |