cockleshell

Definition of Cockleshell in English :

1. cockleshell

a small light flimsy boat

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cockleshell

noun

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

noun

1.

the shell of a cockle

2. Loosely

any bivalve shell of a marine mollusk

3.

any small, usually fragile, lightweight boat

n.

1.

a. The shell of a cockle.

b. A shell similar to that of a cockle.

2. Nautical A small light boat.