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• shell eggs — Ordinary chicken eggs as distinguished from eggs which have been powdered or otherwise processed; an agricultural commodity within the meaning of the exemption of such commodity from the general coverage of the Federal Motor Carrier Act. 13 Am… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Shell Beach, Guyana — Shell Beach, located on the Atlantic coast of Guyana in the Barima Waini Region, near the Venezuelan border, is a nesting site for four of the eight sea turtle species the Olive Ridley, Hawksbill, Green and Leatherback. Shell Beach extends for… …   Wikipedia

• Shell dwellers — The terms shell dwellers or shelldwellers, shell breeding, or ostracophil are descriptive terms for cichlid fish that use the empty shells of aquatic snails as sites for breeding and shelter. The terms have no taxonomic basis, although most shell …   Wikipedia

• EGGS — One of the few references to the egg in the Bible, and the only injunction connected with it, is the command to drive away the dam before taking the eggs from the nest (Deut. 22:6). The only other references to birds eggs are in Isaiah 10:14 and… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• shell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on eggs/nuts/some animals ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, hard, outer, protective, thick ▪ She had built up a protective shell around herself. (figurative) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• shell — [[t]ʃe̱l[/t]] ♦♦♦ shells, shelling, shelled 1) N COUNT The shell of a nut or egg is the hard covering which surrounds it. They cracked the nuts and removed their shells... Once the eggs have hatched the shells are left behind. N UNCOUNT Shell is… …   English dictionary

• shell — shell1 W3 [ʃel] n [: Old English; Origin: sciell] 1.) a) the hard outer part that covers and protects an egg, nut, or seed ▪ Never buy eggs with cracked shells. ▪ peanuts roasted in their shells b) the hard protective covering of an animal such… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• eggs —    It was thought very unlucky to take eggs into or out of a house after sunset. There were rules about setting them to be hatched it should be done with a waxing *moon, but not on a *Friday or Sunday; there should be an odd number, preferably… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• eggs — noun oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑egg • Derivationally related forms: ↑egg (for: ↑egg) • Hypernyms: ↑foodst …   Useful english dictionary

• Easter eggs —    Eggs have been linked to Easter for centuries throughout Europe, partly to symbolize new life, and partly because of their seasonal abundance; they must not be eaten during Lent, so those not used for hatching were available, preserved or… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Separating eggs — is a process usually used in cooking, in which one removes the egg yolk from the egg white. This is used to allow one part of the egg to be used without the other part mdash; for instance, many recipes require frothing egg whites to make a foam,… …   Wikipedia