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- DictionaryCock·le/ˈkäk(ə)l/
noun
- 1. an edible burrowing bivalve mollusk with a strong ribbed shell.
- 2. a small, shallow boat. literary
The meaning of COCKLE is any of several weedy plants of the pink family; especially : corn cockle.
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COCKLE meaning: 1. a small, rounded sea creature with a shell, common in Europe. Cockles can be cooked and eaten…. Learn more.
COCKLE definition: 1. a small, rounded sea creature with a shell, common in Europe. Cockles can be cooked and eaten…. Learn more.
Cockle definition: any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves, especially C. edule, the common edible species of Europe.. See examples of COCKLE used in a sentence.
1. Any of various chiefly marine bivalve mollusks of the family Cardiidae, having rounded or heart-shaped shells with radiating ribs. 2. The shell of a cockle. 3. A wrinkle; a pucker. 4. Nautical A cockleshell. intr. & tr.v. cock·led, cock·ling, cock·les. To become or cause to become wrinkled or puckered. Idiom: cockles of (one's) heart.
Doesn’t that story just warm the cockles of your heart? Definition of cockle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to contract into wrinkles; pucker: This paper cockles easily. to rise in short, irregular waves; ripple : The waves cockled along the shore. verb (used with object), cock·led, cock·ling.
