cockle

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Synonyms: cackle, hockle, cockly, mockle, cocke, cockie, conkle, cuckle

Antonyms: cackle, hockle, cockly, mockle, cocke, cockie, conkle, cuckle

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Noun

1. Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
2. The shell of such a mollusk.
3. A wrinkle, pucker
4. A defect in sheepskin; firm dark nodules caused by the bites of keds on live sheep
5. Chiefly in cockles of someone's heart: a person's innermost feelings.
6. 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.
7. The dome of a heating furnace.
8. The fire chamber of a furnace.
9. A kiln for drying hops; an oast.
10. The mineral black tourmaline or schorl.

Verb

1. To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting; to pucker.

Noun

1. Any of several field weeds, such as the common corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and darnel ryegrass (Lolium temulentum).

Verb

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Noun

1. A £10 note; a tenner.

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