Word Meaning

cockle definition and meaning

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

Crossword clues for cockle

- A mollusc
- Bivalve mollusc
- Small edible shellfish