Cockle: English to English |
Cockle (n.) 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. |
Cockle (n.) A cockleshell. |
Cockle (n.) A hop-drying kiln; an oast. |
Cockle (n.) A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose (Luchnis Githage). |
Cockle (n.) The dome of a heating furnace. |
Cockle (n.) The fire chamber of a furnace. |
Cockle (n.) The Lotium, or darnel. |
Cockle (n.) The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the Cornish miners. |
Cockle (v. t.) To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting. |