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[adj] full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; "reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters" |
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SHELFY is a 6 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | reefy, shallow, shelvy, shoal, shoaly |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Shelf"y\, a.
1. Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows. ``A
shelfy coast.'' --Dryden.
2. Full of strata of rock. [Obs.]
The tillable fields are in some places . . . so
shelfy that the corn hath much ado to fasten its
root. --Carew.
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