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cockleshell
[ kok-uhl-shel ]
/ ˈkɒk əlˌʃɛl /
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noun
a shell of the cockle.
a shell of some other mollusk, as the scallop.
Nautical. any light or frail vessel.
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Words nearby cockleshell
cockle, cockleboat, cocklebur, cockleert, cockler, cockleshell, cockles of one's heart, cockloft, cockney, cockney bream, cockneyfy
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British Dictionary definitions for cockleshell
cockleshell
/ (ˈkɒkəlˌʃɛl) /
noun
the shell of the cockle
any of the valves of the shells of certain other bivalve molluscs, such as the scallop
any small light boat
a badge worn by pilgrims
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