25,000 people die every day due to starvation.
2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Cockleshell \Coc"kle*shell'\, noun

1. One of the shells or valves of a cockle.

2. A light boat.

To board the cockleshell in those plunding waters. --W. Black.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

cockleshell

noun: a small light flimsy boat
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