cockleshell

• Sustantivo que designa la concha de un molusco bivalvo, especialmente la de la venera o la almeja; también se usa de forma poética o histórica para referirse a una embarcación pequeña, ligera y frágil.

A noun referring to a small, light, and flimsy boat, often used in a poetic or historical context.

1. Small light boatC1formalbritish

   A small, light, and often flimsy boat, typically used for short trips or in calm waters.

   Barquita ligera y frágil

   • They crossed the river in a tiny cockleshell.
   • The fisherman rowed his cockleshell out to sea.
   • The storm would have easily capsized such a cockleshell.

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