Cockles

Word COCKLES
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Definitions and meanings of "Cockles"

What do we mean by cockles?

Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.

The shell of such a mollusk.

(in the plural) One’s innermost feelings (only in the expression “the cockles of one’s heart”).

(directly from French coquille) A wrinkle, pucker

(by extension) A defect in sheepskin; firm dark nodules caused by the bites of keds on live sheep

The mineral black tourmaline or schorl.

The fire chamber of a furnace.

A kiln for drying hops; an oast.

The dome of a heating furnace.

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The word "cockles" in example sentences

Originally, the candies were "cockles" -- shell-shaped, wrapped in colored paper with printed sayings. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But to himself he said, “They are burning” — an allusion to the game of hot cockles, which is indeed a childlike symbol of the dreadful struggle between justice and the criminal. ❋ Unknown (2007)

They were of all types: skiffs and wherries and canoes and snub-nosed punts, with a great number of short, sharply rounded craft, new to my American observance, and called cockles, very precisely adapted to contain one girl, who had to sit with her eyes firmly fixed on the young man with the oars, lest a glance to this side or that should oversee the ticklishly balanced shell. ❋ William Dean Howells (1878)

The shelves are stocked with bags of English creamy toffees, jars of saltwater clams called cockles, Marmite yeast spread (think Vegemite), crisps (potato chips, a staple at British pubs) and the Heinz Beans that Brits love so. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But to himself he said, "They are burning" -- an allusion to the game of hot cockles, which is indeed a childlike symbol of the dreadful struggle between justice and the criminal. ❋ Honor�� De Balzac (1824)

I also happen to believe that when something makes you angry you should think a little bit about why it makes you angry, since it's our capacity for rational thought that separates us from lower creatures such as cockles and man-eating kangaroos. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

Interestingly, the "Fixie Crew" is indeed back, but since one of the members was caught coasting in the infamous "cockles" episode they've now been downgraded to the "single-speed crew:" ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)

When I read the word "cockles", I started giggling. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Somehow he got the notion that Themistocles was one of my special heroes, and just to show his total lack of respect for that worthy, and above all to tease me, he delighted in calling him Themi-stockles as if his name rhymed with "cockles," and like a simpleton I took pains to correct his pronunciation and sought to rouse his interest in the struggles between Athens and Sparta. ❋ James Powell Cocke (1947)

On getting back into the gorge, he was at once relieved of his load; which proved to consist of about three hundred "cockles", as he called the shell-fish he had collected, and which were found to be a species of mussel. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

Both the huge "cockles" were speedily capsized; and their convex surfaces rising nearly a foot above the level of the ground, gave the young people an excellent opportunity of getting seated. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

They have no sheep, poultry, or fruits, and subsist wretchedly on a few shell-fish, such as cockles, muscles, and periwinkles, living without any government or order, and cohabit promiscuously like brutes. ❋ Robert Kerr (1784)

Around our habitation there is, at low tide, a large number of shell-fish, such as cockles, muscles, sea-urchins, and Sea-snails, which were very acceptable to all. ❋ Samuel De Champlain (1601)

The Dorset-based food writer has promoted the marine equivalent of foraging in forests in his latest River Cottage handbook, Edible Seashore, harvesting wild foods such as cockles, sea beet and marsh samphire from the seaside and coastline. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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