peanut shells

Ballpark floor litter

Peanut shells are the rough, fibrous outer casings of peanuts, typically discarded after cracking open to reach the edible nuts inside.

They're associated with baseball stadiums, roadhouses, and dive bars where patrons crack peanuts and drop shells on the floor: The floor was covered in peanut shells.

Sometimes used as mulch or livestock bedding.

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Categories
Opposites
edible vs. inedible parts

peanut shellspeanuts

Edible underground legumes

roasted peanuts · edible nuts · peanut butter

container vs. contents

peanut shellskernels

Seeds within husks

nutmeat · peanuts · contents · filling · innards

Family

peanut, shell, shells, peas, nuts, shelled, shelling, nutlike

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G