cockleshell

/kok-uhl-shel/US // ˈkɒk əlˌʃɛl //UK // (ˈkɒkəlˌʃɛl) //

蚶子,珊瑚壳,蚶子壳,贝壳

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a shell of the cockle.
- : a shell of some other mollusk, as the scallop.
- : Nautical. any light or frail vessel.

A few minutes later, the little craft—oh, what a frail cockleshell she looked in the midst of that mountainous sea!
A similar fate surely awaited the light cockleshell which bore the beloved life.
The act of taking so long a passage in this cockleshell of a vessel is a sure testimony of his devotion and bravery.
In their cockleshell of a boat, they know that to run before the wind is their safest plan, and so they speed on south-eastward.
Now, one rush and they are gone back to their own cockleshell.