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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1835

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SHELL, n.2 Sc. form of Eng. cell. Rare. See S, letter, 6. (1).Sc. 1835 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) IV. 233:
The poleish enter at the cry o' murder, and carry The Radical Reformer to the shells.

[The spelling may be intended to represent a pronunciation defect peculiar to James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, who is the speaker.]

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