cockleshell
Small fragile vessel
A cockleshell is the ridged, heart-shaped shell of a cockle—a small edible bivalve mollusk.
The word evokes something small and fragile, particularly a tiny boat: They crossed the channel in a cockleshell.
The nursery rhyme "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" features cockleshells as garden ornaments.
Small auxiliary watercraft
- skiffSmall, light rowing boat
- coracleWoven waterproof fishing vessel
- rowboatOar-propelled small vessel
- puntKick before landing
cockboat · wherry · dory · pram · tender · launch · gig · lifeboat
Two-shelled mollusk
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
- conchSpiral-shelled marine gastropod
whelk · limpet · periwinkle · abalone · nacre · pearl · ribbed · valves
dinghy
Small auxiliary watercraft
- skiffSmall, light rowing boat
- coracleWoven waterproof fishing vessel
- rowboatOar-propelled small vessel
punt · cockboat · wherry · dory · pram · tender · launch · gig · lifeboat · inflatable
bivalve
Two-shelled mollusk
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
conch · whelk · limpet · periwinkle · abalone · nacre · pearl · ribbed · valves · hinge
Santiago
Chile's largest city
waymarker · crest · insignia · medieval · Christianity · relic · souvenir · journey · spiritual · shrine
contrary
Opposed in nature
maids · row · rhyme · verse · traditional · English · folklore · recitation
cockleshellbattleship
Armored naval capital vessel
ocean liner · warship · aircraft carrier · galleon · man-of-war
cockleshellconch shell
Large spiral marine shell
nautilus shell · abalone shell · queen conch · scallop shell · oyster shell