(zoology) Any scale insect in the family Conchaspididae.

(archaic) To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn / (archaic) To grin with an air of civility; to leer.

plural of channelling

Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them. / Non-professional; not being a member of an organized institution. / (card games) Not trumps. / (obsolete) Not educated or cultivated; ignorant.