"cockleshell" meaning in All languages combined

See cockleshell on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cockleshells [plural]
Etymology: cockle + shell Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cockle|shell}} cockle + shell Head templates: {{en-noun}} cockleshell (plural cockleshells)
  1. The shell of a cockle (or similar shell). Categories (lifeform): Venerida order mollusks
    Sense id: en-cockleshell-en-noun-PflBfWGM Disambiguation of Venerida order mollusks: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 92 8
  2. A small, flimsy boat.
    Sense id: en-cockleshell-en-noun-8r-G2v6A

Inflected forms

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