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shale

The correct spelling is shale.

How to pronounce shale

noun

IPA: /ʃeɪl/

Say it like: Sha-le

The correct spelling is shale. A shell or husk; a cod or pod.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A shell or husk; a cod or pod.
  2. 2.A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.

verb

  1. 1.To take off the shell or coat of.

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