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n. The shell of a cockle.

n. A shell similar to that of a cockle.

n. Nautical A small light boat.

n. The shell of a cockle (or similar shell)

n. A small, flimsy boat

n. One of the shells or valves of a cockle.

n. A light boat.

n. The shell of the cockle, especially the common cockle, Cardium edule. See cut under cockle.

n. A representation of a cockle, serving, instead of the shell itself, as the badge and attribute of a pilgrim: in heraldry, same as scallop.

n. A cockboat.

n. a small light flimsy boat

"There is a moment when the kitten pounces on the unsuspecting dragonfly, when the lost cockleshell is found and the little girl in a yellow bathing suit drains the seawater back into the sea … the noose comes tight against his throat."

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