First Known Use: before 12th century
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1cockle
noun cock·le \ˈkä-kəl\
Definition of COCKLE
: any of several weedy plants of the pink family; especially : corn cockle
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Origin of COCKLE
Middle English, from Old English coccel
Rhymes with COCKLE
2cockle
noun
Definition of COCKLE
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: any of various chiefly marine bivalve mollusks (family Cardiidae) having a shell with convex radially ribbed valves; especially : a common edible European bivalve (Cerastoderma edule syn. Cardium edule)
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Origin of COCKLE
Middle English cokille, from Middle French coquille shell, modification of Latin conchylia, plural of conchylium, from Greek konchylion, from konchē conch
First Known Use: 14th century
3cockle
noun
Definition of COCKLE
Origin of COCKLE
Middle English kokell, ultimately from Middle French coquillé wavy or rounded like a shell, from coquille
First Known Use: 15th century
COCKLE Defined for Kids
cockle
noun cock·le \ˈkä-kəl\
Definition of COCKLE for Kids
: an edible shellfish with a shell that has two parts and is shaped like a heart
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