Recipe calls for "shelled shrimp", is this shell on or off?!

Question:

Recipe calls for "shelled shrimp", is this shell on or off?

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shell off and de veined

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Off. To "shell" a shrimp means to remove the shell.

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The shells are off the shrimp and they should be de-veined as well. (The vein is the grey/black line that runs along the outside curve of the shrimp)

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shell off

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