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Shell out   /ʃɛl aʊt/   Listen
verb
Shell  v. t.  (past & past part. shelled; pres. part. shelling)  
1.
To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters.
2.
To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk.
3.
To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town.
To shell out, to distribute freely; to bring out or pay, as money. (Colloq.)





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"Shell out" Quotes from Famous Books



... Madison Square Theater thus becomes the background of his real activities, the shell out of which he emerged as a full-fledged manager, the institution, and its significance in dramatic history, ...
— Charles Frohman: Manager and Man • Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman
... rapidly. These shells of the larger calibers are equipped with time-fuses and are generally rather elaborate in construction. The shell is of steel, and has a time-fuse at the tip. This fuse ignites a charge of black powder in the nose of the shell and this explosion ejects the star-shell out of the rear of the steel casing. At the same time the black powder ignites the priming mixture next to it, which in turn ignites the slow-burning illuminating compound. The star-shell has a large parachute of strong material folded ...
— Artificial Light - Its Influence upon Civilization • M. Luckiesh
... carefully. In many species this has to be split on under side to remove bone. Dry the shell out with a bit ...
— Taxidermy • Leon Luther Pray
... met his proposition half-way. She had known long and well Simon Yakovlevich, who played amusingly on the piano, danced splendidly, and set the whole drawing room laughing with his pranks; but chiefly, could, with unusually unabashed dexterity, make any carousing party "shell out the coin." It only remained to convince the mate of his life, and this proved the most difficult of all. She did not want to detach herself from her beloved for anything; threatened suicide, swore that she would burn his eyes out with sulphuric acid, promised to go and complain to the chief of ...
— Yama (The Pit) • Alexandra Kuprin
... bargain's a bargain. You kin shell out the dollars; and I'll gie ye pursession afore this gentleman—who'll witness it in writin', ef ...
— The Wild Huntress - Love in the Wilderness • Mayne Reid


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