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cockleshell

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cock·le·shell  (kkl-shl)
n.
1.
a. The shell of a cockle.
b. A shell similar to that of a cockle.
2. Nautical A small light boat.
cockleshell [ˈkɒkəlˌʃɛl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the shell of the cockle
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any of the valves of the shells of certain other bivalve molluscs, such as the scallop
3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) any small light boat
4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a badge worn by pilgrims
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cockleshell - a small light flimsy boat
small boat - a boat that is small
Translations
cockleshell [ˈkɒklʃel] N
1. (= shell) → concha f de berberecho
2. (= boat) → cascarón m de nuez


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What queer fellows your fine painters must be, to think that anybody would venture their lives in such a shapeless old cockleshell as that?
Persuasion by Austen, Jane View in context
Napoleon steps aboard of a little cockleshell, a mere nothing of a skiff, called the Fortune, and in the twinkling of an eye, and in the teeth of the English, who were blockading the place with vessels of the line and cruisers and everything that carries canvas, he lands in France for he always had the faculty of taking the sea at a stride.
The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context
Thus, then, did these three worthies embark in their cockleshell of a skiff upon this nocturnal expedition, with a wisdom and valor equaled only by the three wise men of Gotham,[1] who adventured to sea in a bowl.
Adventure of the Black Fisherman by Irving, Washington View in context
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