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Meaning of shellycoat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A mythical water creature wearing a coat made of shells.

Scotland

Examples

“The fatigued and deluded travellers now relinquished the pursuit; and had no sooner done so, than they heard shellycoat applauding, in loud bursts of laughter, his successful roguery. The spirit was supposed particularly to haunt the old house of Gorinberry situated on the River Hermitage in Liddesdale.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Shelman Shelmerdine Shelnutt Shelor sheloshim shelpek

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