cockleshell
/ˈkɑkəlˌʃɛl/
noun
- The shell of a cockle, typically ribbed and heart-shaped.
- A cockleshell is often used as a symbol in art and heraldry.
- The children used cockleshells as scoops in the sandcastle.
- She found a perfect cockleshell on the sandy shore.
- A small, light boat or canoe.
- A cockleshell is not safe for a long ocean voyage.
- The old man built a cockleshell in his backyard workshop.
- They paddled a cockleshell across the river.