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shell-pad

shell-pad is the alternative form of shellpad.

Meaning of shellpad

Noun

shellpad (plural not attested)

  1. (dialectal, no plural, rare) A turtle or tortoise.
    • Of other he was called shilpad, that is to say, shelt-toad; for that he, being a short grundy, and of little stature, did ride commonly with a great broad hat, as a churl of the country.1868, John Foxe, The Church Historians of England

Noun

shell-pad (plural shell-pads)

  1. A pad made or consisting of shells.

Forms of shell-pad

pluralshell-pads
alternative formshell pad

Origin of shell-pad

From earlier shell padde (“tortoise”).

From shell + pad.

Questions about shell-pad

What does shell-pad mean?
Shell-pad means a pad made or consisting of shells.
What is shell-pad the alternative form of?
Shell-pad is the alternative form of shellpad.
What part of speech is shell-pad?
Shell-pad is a noun.
What is the plural of shell-pad?
The plural of shell-pad is shell-pads.

Words near shell-pad in the dictionary

  1. shell-lac
  2. shell-lacs
  3. shell-less
  4. shell-like
  5. shell-likes
  6. shell-pad
  7. shell-pads
  8. shell-shock
  9. shell-shocked
  10. shell-shocking
  11. shell-shocks

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