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Cockleshell

 [kok-uhl-shel]  

cock·le·shell

   [kok-uhl-shel]
noun
1.
a shell of the cockle.
2.
a shell of some other mollusk, as the scallop.
3.
Nautical. any light or frail vessel.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English cokille shell. See cockle1, shell
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cockleshell (ˈkɒkəlˌʃɛl)
 
—n
1.  the shell of the cockle
2.  any of the valves of the shells of certain other bivalve molluscs, such as the scallop
3.  any small light boat
4.  a badge worn by pilgrims

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