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chicken shell

chicken shell noun: the shell of young oysters, harvested for pearls and for use in ornamental work.

Noun

chicken shell (plural chicken shells)

  1. The shell of young oysters, harvested for pearls and for use in ornamental work.
    • Port Essington, one of the "likeliest" places, proved its reputation, and the fishers raised what is known as the best kind of "chicken shell" without any diving appliances whatever.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 274

Forms of chicken shell

pluralchicken shells

Questions about chicken shell

What does chicken shell mean?
Chicken shell means the shell of young oysters, harvested for pearls and for use in ornamental work.
What part of speech is chicken shell?
Chicken shell is a noun.
What is the plural of chicken shell?
The plural of chicken shell is chicken shells.

Words near chicken shell in the dictionary

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  10. chicken sickle
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