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Origin and Etymology of cockle
Middle English, from Old English coccel
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Definition of cockle
1 : any of various chiefly marine bivalve mollusks (family Cardiidae) having a shell with convex radially ribbed valves; especially : a common edible European bivalve (Cerastoderma edule synonym Cardium edule)
2 : cockleshell
Origin and Etymology of cockle
Middle English cokille, from Medieval French coquille shell, modification of Latin conchylia, plural of conchylium, from Greek konchylion, from konchē conch
Origin and Etymology of cockle
Middle English kokell, ultimately from Medieval French coquillé wavy or rounded like a shell, from coquille
COCKLE Defined for Kids
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: an edible shellfish with a shell that has two parts and is shaped like a heart
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