Cockleshell

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The shell of a cockle.
  • noun. A shell similar to that of a cockle.
  • noun. A small light boat.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The shell of the cockle, especially the common cockle, Cardium edule. See cut under cockle.
  • noun. A representation of a cockle, serving, instead of the shell itself, as the badge and attribute of a pilgrim: in heraldry, same as scallop.
  • noun. A cockboat.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One of the shells or valves of a cockle.
  • noun. A light boat.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The shell of a cockle (or similar shell)
  • noun. A small, flimsy boat
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a small light flimsy boat
    • Word Usage
    "There is a moment when the kitten pounces on the unsuspecting dragonfly, when the lost cockleshell is found and the little girl in a yellow bathing suit drains the seawater back into the sea … the noose comes tight against his throat."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    small boat  
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