Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cockle"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Cockle
occurs only in Job 31:40 (marg., "noisome weeds"), where it is
the rendering of a Hebrew word (b'oshah) which means
"offensive," "having a bad smell," referring to some weed
perhaps which has an unpleasant odour. Or it may be regarded as
simply any noisome weed, such as the "tares" or darnel of Matt.
13:30. In Isa. 5:2, 4 the plural form is rendered "wild grapes."
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cockle \Coc"kle\, n. [AS. coccel, cocel; cf. Gael. cogall tares,
husks, cockle.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose
({Luchnis Githage}).
(b) The {Lotium}, or darnel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cockle \Coc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cockled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Cockling}.] [Of uncertian origin.]
To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds
of cloth after a wetting.
{Cockling sea}, waves dashing against each other with a short
and quick motion. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cockle \Coc"kle\ (k[o^]k"k'l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS.
s[=ae]coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs
cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille
shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. {Coach}.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
2. A cockleshell.
3. The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by
the Cornish miners. --Raymond.
4. The fire chamber of a furnace. [Eng.] --Knight.
5. A hop-drying kiln; an oast. --Knight.
6. The dome of a heating furnace. --Knight.
{Cockle hat}, a hat ornamented with a cockleshell, the badge
of a pilgrim. --Shak.
{Cockle stairs}, winding or spiral stairs.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cockle
n 1: common edible European bivalve
2: common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded
shell with radiating ribs
v 1: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: {ripple}, {ruffle},
{riffle}, {undulate}]
2: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She
puckered her lips" [syn: {pucker}, {rumple}, {crumple}, {knit}]
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