noun
- the process of removing shells from nuts, eggs, or shellfish
verb
- present participle of unshell; removing the shell from something
Examples
- The unshelling of pecans took hours of careful work.
- She spent the morning unshelling hard-boiled eggs for the salad.
- The restaurant staff was busy unshelling lobsters for dinner service.
- Unshelling pistachios can be tedious but rewarding.
- The machine made unshelling peanuts much faster.
- After unshelling the walnuts, she chopped them for the cake.