ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English cokille shelle, from cokille cockle + shelle shell
1.
a. : the shell or one of the shell valves of a cockle
b. : any shell suggesting this (as a scallop shell)
2. : something resembling a cockleshell
the cockleshells of fair hair — Roger Senhouse
specifically : a light usually flimsy boat
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cockleshell 1a
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