inshell
/ˈɪnˌʃɛl/
Etymology
From in- + shell.
inshell means (of nuts, eggs, shellfish) Not removed from the shell. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
adj
- (of nuts, eggs, shellfish) Not removed from the shell.“Live inshell scallops are preferable to frozen scallop meats.”
noun
- A product (nut, shellfish) that has not been removed from its shell.“Inshells are shipped in 50-pound sacks, while shelled walnut pieces are shipped in 25-pound bags'”
verb
- To enclose in a shell.“’Tis Aufidius,
Who, hearing of our Coriolanus’ banishment,
Thrusts forth his horns again into the world;
Which were inshell’d when Coriolanus stood for Rome,
And durst not once peep out.”