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1. (noun) shale
a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

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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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