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Definitions of
'shale'
Wordnet
1.
(noun)
shale
a sedimentary
rock
formed by the
deposition
of successive layers of
clay
Definitions of
'shale'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1.
(noun)
shale
a
shell
or husk; a cod or pod
2.
(noun)
shale
a fine-grained sedimentary
rock
of a thin, laminated, and often friable,
structure
3.
(verb)
shale
to
take
off the
shell
or
coat
of; to
shell
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