cockle.
Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
Meaning & usage
Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
The shell of such a mollusk.
A wrinkle, pucker
A defect in sheepskin; firm dark nodules caused by the bites of keds on live sheep
Chiefly in cockles of someone's heart: a person's innermost feelings.
The dome of a heating furnace.
The fire chamber of a furnace.
A kiln for drying hops; an oast.
The mineral black tourmaline or schorl.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English cokel, cokkel, kokkel, cocle, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a diminutive of Middle English cokke, cok (“cockle”), from Old English cocc (found in sǣcocc (“cockle”)) + -le; or perhaps from Old French coquille, from Vulgar Latin *cocchilia, from conchylia, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhúlion), diminutive of κογχύλη (konkhúlē, “mussel”), of Pre-Greek substrate origin.
To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting; to pucker.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English cokel, cokkel, kokkel, cocle, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a diminutive of Middle English cokke, cok (“cockle”), from Old English cocc (found in sǣcocc (“cockle”)) + -le; or perhaps from Old French coquille, from Vulgar Latin *cocchilia, from conchylia, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhúlion), diminutive of κογχύλη (konkhúlē, “mussel”), of Pre-Greek substrate origin.
Any of several field weeds, such as the common corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and darnel ryegrass (Lolium temulentum).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English cockil, cokil, cokylle, from Old English coccel (“darnel”), of unknown origin, perhaps from a diminutive of Latin coccus (“berry”).
To wobble, shake; to be unsteady.
Where this word comes from
Origin uncertain.
A £10 note; a tenner.
Where this word comes from
Rhyming slang, from cock and hen for ten.
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