conch

Definitions

1. 1.In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet.
2. 2.One of the white natives of the Bahama Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys; -- so called from the commonness of the conch there, or because they use it for food.
3. 3.(Arch.) See Concha, n.
4. 4.The external ear. See Concha, n., 2.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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