cockle
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
- The shell of such a mollusk.
- A wrinkle, pucker
- A defect in sheepskin; firm dark nodules caused by the bites of keds on live sheep
- Chiefly in cockles of someone's heart: a person's innermost feelings.
- The dome of a heating furnace.
- The fire chamber of a furnace.
- A kiln for drying hops; an oast.
- The mineral black tourmaline or schorl.
- Any of several field weeds, such as the common corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and darnel ryegrass (Lolium temulentum).
- A £10 note; a tenner.
Verb
- To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting; to pucker.
- To wobble, shake; to be unsteady.
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