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Definition of Sheller
1. Noun. A worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters).
Definition of Sheller
1. n. One who, or that which, shells; as, an oyster sheller; a corn sheller.
Definition of Sheller
1. Noun. One who, or that which, shells. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sheller
1. one that shells [n -S] - See also: shells
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheller
Literary usage of Sheller
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Agricultural Implements: A Review of Invention and Development in by Robert L. Ardrey (1894)
"The first separating sheller I ever saw was the Burrall iron sheller, ... This was
built at Seneca Falls, NY The first two-hole sheller th'at I know of was ..."
2. Farm Machinery and Farm Motors by Jay Brownlee Davidson, Leon Wilson Chase (1908)
"house sheller, which will not be considered here. Only portable shellers will be
discussed. One will be called the spring sheller, and the other is the ..."
3. The American Farmer's Instructor, Or Practical Agriculturist: Comprehending by Francis S. Wiggins (1840)
"... PATENT CORN sheller. The Improved Double Operating Corn Shelter will shell
two ears of corn at the same time—can be worked by hand or any other power—is ..."
4. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1867)
"Every fanner who raises Indian corn wants a haml-sheller and cleaner. Even if he
raises several hundred bushels of this kind of grain, most of which is ..."
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