sheller
nounUK /ˈʃel.ər/
US /ˈʃel.ɚ/
A sheller is a person or machine that takes the hard outside off nuts or seeds.
The farmer used a sheller to remove the shells from the peanuts.
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2. A device used to remove the shells from seafood such as oysters or clams.
He grabbed a sheller to open the oysters for dinner.
3. A person whose job is to remove shells from nuts or seafood.
The sheller worked quickly, cracking open crab legs all evening.
4. A machine that separates grain or seeds from their outer coverings.
The old corn sheller sat in the barn as a decoration.