COCKLESHELL


Meaning of COCKLESHELL in English

/kok"euhl shel'/ , n.

1. a shell of the cockle.

2. a shell of some other mollusk, as the scallop.

3. Naut. any light or frail vessel.

[ 1375-1425; late ME cokille shell. See COCKLE 1 , SHELL ]

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