COCKLESHELL


Meaning of COCKLESHELL in English

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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