Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A call sounded on a horn made of a large shell, usually the conch or strombus.
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Examples
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_Monday morning he is startled from his dreams by the old "shell-blow" of slavery_, and he arises to endure another week of toil, alternated by the same tantalizing mockeries of freedom.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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