"bag of shells" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bags of shells [plural]
Etymology: Misconstruction of bagatelle (“trifle”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|bagatelle||trifle}} bagatelle (“trifle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|bags of shells|head=bag of shells}} bag of shells (plural bags of shells)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bag, shell.
    Sense id: en-bag_of_shells-en-noun-Y2oBE0yu
  2. A trifle.
    Sense id: en-bag_of_shells-en-noun-OqX9Smm7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98

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