English Explanatory Dictionary

bag of shells

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bag, shell.
  2. A trifle.

Word forms

bag of shells bags of shells

Etymology

Misconstruction of bagatelle (“trifle”).

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