'Jingle shell' definitions:

Definition of 'Jingle shell'

From: GCIDE
  • Jingle \Jin"gle\, n.
  • 1. A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little bells or pieces of metal. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle. [1913 Webster]
  • If you plant where savages are, do not only entertain them with trifles and jingles, but use them justly. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the verse has little merit; hence, a rhyming verse of no poetical merit. " The least jingle of verse." --Guardian.
  • Note: The verses used in commercial advertisements are often called jingles, especially when sung. [1913 Webster]
  • Jingle shell. See Gold shell (b), under Gold. [1913 Webster]