meaning of a word

[budweiserlea]

this word comes from a dialect word for snail, akin to the word 'conch'. any ideas please ?

[eyeshade]

How many letters?

[shaneystar2]

'conker' is a dialect name for a snail shell, probably related to 'conch' which comes from the French and Latin.

[Cetti]

Little boys originally played 'conkers' with snail shells.

Amazing the trivia we pick up on this site.

[RATTER15]

1. the spiral shell of a gastropod, often used as a horn.
2. any of various marine gastropods.
3. the fabled shell trumpet of the Tritons.
4. (often initial capital letter) Slang (sometimes disparaging). a. a native or inhabitant of the Florida Keys.
b. a Bahamian.

5. Also, concha. Architecture. a smooth concave surface consisting of or resembling the interior of a semidome, as the surface of a vault, a trompe, or the head of a niche.

[shaneystar2]

Just to confirm budweiserlea....as you obviously need this for a quiz of some sort... that Cetti and I think that conker is what you need .......here is some further info on dialect for snail...
http://www.malacsoc.org.uk/Malacological%20Bul letin/BULL37/CONK.HTM

[budweiserlea]

thanku every1 4 all ur help.
much appreciated.
yes this is for a quiz (100 questions) which i do every mnth.
great site by the way