What does cockle mean?
Definitions for cockle
ˈkɒk əlcock·le
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word cockle.
Princeton's WordNet
cocklenoun
common edible European bivalve
cockleverb
common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs
ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulateverb
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knitverb
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
"She puckered her lips"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
COCKLEnoun
A small testaceous fish.
Etymology: coquille, French.
It is a cockle, or a walnut-shell. William Shakespeare, Tam. of Shrew.
We may, I think, from the make of an oyster, or cockle, reasonably conclude, that it has not so many, nor so quick senses, as a man. John Locke.
Three common cockle shells, out of gravel pits. John Woodward.
Cocklenoun
A weed that grows in corn.
Etymology: coquille, French.
In soothing them we nourish, ’gainst our senate,
The cockle of rebellion, insolence, sedition. William Shakespeare.Good seed degenerates, and oft’ obeys
The soil’s disease, and into cockle strays. John Donne.To Cockleverb
To contract into wrinkles like the shell of a cockle.
Etymology: from cockle.
Show’rs soon drench the camblet’s cockled grain. John Gay.
ChatGPT
cockle
A cockle is a type of small, saltwater clam or marine bivalve mollusk. They are known for their distinct, rounded shells that are usually ribbed and heart-shaped. The term 'cockle' is also often used in a figurative sense to refer to sentiments of warmth or affection.
Webster Dictionary
Cocklenoun
a bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially C. edule, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes applied to similar shells of other genera
Cocklenoun
a cockleshell
Cocklenoun
the mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the Cornish miners
Cocklenoun
the fire chamber of a furnace
Cocklenoun
a hop-drying kiln; an oast
Cocklenoun
the dome of a heating furnace
Cockleverb
to cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting
Cocklenoun
a plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage)
Cocklenoun
the Lotium, or darnel
Etymology: [Of uncertian origin.]
Wikidata
Cockle
Cockle is the common name for a group of 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 heart-shaped when viewed from the end. Numerous radial ribs occur in most but not all genera. For an exception, see the genus Laevicardium, the egg cockles, which have very smooth shells. The mantle has three apertures for siphoning water and for the foot to protrude. Cockles typically burrow using the foot, and feed by filtering plankton from the surrounding water. Cockles are capable of "jumping" by bending and straightening the foot. Like many bivalves, cockles display gonochorism, and some species reach maturity quickly. Confusingly, the common name "cockle" is also given to a number of other small, edible bivalves which have a somewhat similar shape, but these bivalves are in other families such as the Veneridae and the Arcidae. Cockles in the family Cardiidae are sometimes known as "true cockles" to distinguish them from these other species.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cockle
kok′l, n. a troublesome weed among corn, with a purple flower. [A.S. coccel.]
Cockle
kok′l, n. a large and typical genus of bivalve molluscs, having a thick, ribbed, heart-shaped, equal-valved shell.—adj. Cock′led, shelled like a cockle.—ns. Cock′le-hat, a hat bearing a scallop-shell, the badge of a pilgrim; Cock′le-shell, the shell of a cockle: a frail boat.—The cockles of the heart, the heart itself. [Fr. coquille—Gr. kongchylion—kongchē, a cockle.]
Cockle
kok′l, v.i. to pucker into wrinkles or ridges.—v.t. to cause to pucker.
Cockle
kok′l, n. the fire-chamber of an air-stove.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
cockle
A common bivalve mollusc (Cardium edule), often used as food.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
COCKLE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cockle is ranked #84463 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Cockle surname appeared 222 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cockle.
86.9% or 193 total occurrences were White.
5.8% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
4.5% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cockle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cockle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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Translations for cockle
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- къклица, сърцевидна мидаBulgarian
- HerzmuschelGerman
- κοχύλι, στρείδιGreek
- cizañaSpanish
- ivraie enivrante, coqueFrench
- coilleag, srùbanScottish Gaelic
- konkolyHungarian
- loglioItalian
- ザルガイ, ドクムギJapanese
- 꼬막Korean
- tuangiMāori
- kokhaan, zieleroerselen, kokkel, kokkelboon, hartschelpDutch
- sercówkaPolish
- joioPortuguese
- сердцевидкаRussian
- серцевидкаUkrainian
- 鸟蛤Chinese
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