COCKLESHELL

cockleshell

(noun) a small light flimsy boat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cockleshell (plural cockleshells)

The shell of a cockle (or similar shell).

A small, flimsy boat.

Source: Wiktionary


Coc"kle*shell`, n.

1. One of the shells or valves of a cockle.

2. A light boat. To board the cockleshell in those plunding waters. W. Black.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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