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