Cockleshell

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cockleshell \Coc"kle*shell`\, n.
     1. One of the shells or valves of a cockle.
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     2. A light boat.
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              To board the cockleshell in those plunding waters.
                                                    --W. Black.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cockleshell
       n : a small light flimsy boat