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1. cockle
   [n] - common edible European bivalve 2. [n] - common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs
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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.
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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 •...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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7. cockle
   noun common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs
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8. cockle
   noun common edible European bivalve
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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...
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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]
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11. Cockle
    Cockle is betting slang for odds of 10/1.
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12. Cockle
    Cockle is betting slang for odds of 10/1.
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13. COCKLE
    Local deformation of a sheet of paper due to unequal shrinkage giving it a slightly crumpled appearance.
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14. 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...
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15. 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.
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16. cockle
    Any of over 200 species of bivalve mollusc with ribbed, heart-shaped shells. Some are edible and are sold in Western European markets
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17. Cockle
    Slang for the odds 10/1.
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18. 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 are ...
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