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/kok"euhl boht'/, n.cockboat.[1615-25; COCKLE1 + BOAT]
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cock|le|shell — «KOK uhl SHEHL», noun. 1. a shell or half of the shell of a cockle. 2. a) a small, light, shallow boat; cockleboat; cockle. b) a small rowboat; cockboat: »None but a madman would sail in yon cockleshell with a gale coursing (Mary E. Braddon) … Useful english dictionary
