"shell house"

Hi,

In what context did you find this phrase?

Clive

Someone asks "what is the small cottage?"

and the other answers "it's the shell house" (or maybe "shill house", but i think it's "shell")

Thanks.

Hi,

Still not enough context.

Are they near the ocean?

Is 'Shell' possibly someone's name?

Clive

They are in some country house/mension/manor and they talking about a house

in the same area that loiks like a greenhouse.

Thery're not near the ocean.

Thanks.

Hi,

Sorry, I don't know.

Clive

I don't know either. Assuming you heard it correctly, and it really is "shell house", the possibilities that come to my mind are:

• It's a local name for the house, and there's no way someone unfamiliar with the history of the place would know why it's called that.


• It's shaped like a shell.


• It houses (or housed) a collection of shells.


• The wal