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Look up: cockle

  1. cockle
    [n] - common edible European bivalve 2. [n] - common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Cockle
    Cockle: The ventricle of the heart. The origin of the word cockle in this sense is a matter of conjecture but in medieval Latin, the ventricle of the heart was called cochlea cordis and cochlea may have been corrupted to cockle. See also: Cockles of the heart.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  3. cockle
    The wrinkled appearance of a fabric in which non-uniform relaxation or shrinkage has occurred. Category: Various industries and crafts • undesirable,local accumulations of very small crinkles in a paper surface,caused by uneven drying Category: Various industries and crafts •...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Cockle
    Coc'kle (kŏk'k'l) noun [ Middle English cockes cockles, Anglo-Saxon sǣcoccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; confer W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by French coquille shell, a dim. f...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/102

  5. Cockle
    Coc'kle transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Cockled ; present participle & verbal noun Cockling .] [ Of uncertian origin.] To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kin...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/102

  6. Cockle
    Coc'kle noun [ Anglo-Saxon coccel , cocel ; confer Gael. cogall tares, husks, cockle.] (Botany) (a) A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose ( Luchnis Githage ). (b) The Lotium , or darnel.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/102

  7. cockle
    noun common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. cockle
    noun common edible European bivalve
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Cockle
    • (n.) The dome of a heating furnace. • (v. t.) To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting. • (n.) A cockleshell. • (n.) A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially C. edule, used in Europe for food; -- someti...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. cockle
    any of the approximately 250 species of marine bivalve mollusks, or clams, of the family Cardiidae. Distributed worldwide, they range from about one ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/103

  11. Cockle
    [weed] The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a Request for checkuser. `Please do not modify it```. === Freestylefrappe === The suspected sockpuppeter in question is User:Freestylefrappe (FSF), who was the subject of a lenghty request for arbitration earlier (see here ). This...
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  12. Cockle
    Cockle is betting slang for odds of 10/1.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. Cockle
    Cockle is betting slang for odds of 10/1.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. Cockle
    [bivalve] Cockle is the common name for a group of (mostly) small, edible, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. Various species of cockles live in sandy sheltered beaches throughout the world. The distinctive rounded shells of cockles are symmetrical and oddly sh...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockle_(biv

  15. COCKLE
    Local deformation of a sheet of paper due to unequal shrinkage giving it a slightly crumpled appearance.
    Found on http://www.fiskprinters.co.uk/print%20gl

  16. cockle
    cockle, common name applied to the heart-shaped, jumping or leaping marine bivalve mollusks, belonging to the order Eulamellibranchia. The brittle shells are of uniform size, are obliquely spherical, and possess distinct radiating ridges, or ribs, which aid the animal in gripping the sand. The mantl...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08127

  17. Cockle
    The Cockle (Cardium) is a genus of Lamellibranchia bivalve mollusc found on British shores. The general characteristics are: shells nearly equilateral and equi-valvular; hinge with two small teeth, one on each side near the beak, and two larger remote lateral teeth, one on each side; prominent ribs running from the hinge fo the edge of the valve.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. cockle
    Any of over 200 species of bivalve mollusc with ribbed, heart-shaped shells. Some are edible and are sold in Western European markets
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  19. Cockle
    Slang for the odds 10/1.
    Found on http://www.tophorseracinglinks.com/html/

  20. Cockle
    All species of Cerastoderma
    Found on http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/webpag



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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