Definition of Cockle. Meaning of Cockle. Synonyms of Cockle

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Definition of Cockle

Cockle
Cockle Coc"kle, n. [AS. coccel, cocel; cf. Gael. cogall tares, husks, cockle.] (Bot.) (a) A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage). (b) The Lotium, or darnel.
Cockle
Cockle Coc"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cockled; p. pr. & vb. n. Cockling.] [Of uncertian origin.] To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting. Cockling sea, waves dashing against each other with a short and quick motion. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Meaning of Cockle from wikipedia

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- A ****le is an edible marine bivalve mollusc. Although many small edible bivalves are loosely called ****les, true ****les are species in the family Cardiidae...
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- ****le bread was an inferior type of British corn or wheat bread mixed with "****le weed". In the 17th century a practice known as "moulding" ****le-bread...
- The dog ****le or European bittersweet (Glycymeris glycymeris) is a species of marine clam, a coastal bivalve mollusc of European waters. Despite its common...
- Agrostemma is a genus of annual plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, containing the species known as corn****les. Its best-known member is A. githago...
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