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Shell out   /ʃɛl aʊt/   Listen
verb
Shell  v. t.  (past & past part. shelled; pres. part. shelling)  
1.
To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters.
2.
To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk.
3.
To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town.
To shell out, to distribute freely; to bring out or pay, as money. (Colloq.)





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"Shell out" Quotes from Famous Books



... bargain's a bargain. You kin shell out the dollars; and I'll gie ye pursession afore this gentleman—who'll witness it in writin', ef ...
— The Wild Huntress - Love in the Wilderness • Mayne Reid
... comes now," spoke Ted, in a low voice. "Don't seem to see him until he gets close, and then we'll grab him and make him shell out!" ...
— Andy at Yale - The Great Quadrangle Mystery • Roy Eliot Stokes
... clerk almost brutally: "I've waited, and waited, to see if you would have the decency, and the gratitude, and the honesty, to offer me a trifle out of It; but I see I might wait till dooms-day before you would ever think of thinking of anybody but yourself. So now shell out without more words or I'll blow the gaff" The little wretch raised his voice louder ...
— Hard Cash • Charles Reade


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