COCKLES

Meaning of COCKLES in English

To cry cockles; to be hanged: perhaps from the noise made whilst strangling. CANT.--This will rejoice the cockles of one's heart; a saying in praise of wine, ale, or spirituous liquors.

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

COCKLES — n pl (low) малые половые губы
Dirty English-Russian vocab
COCKLES — Shellfish similar to oysters.
Queen's English - American English Glossary
COCKLES — Моллюски
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COCKLES OF THE HEART — Etymology: perhaps from 2cockle Date: 1671 the core of one's being
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HOT COCKLES — noun plural but singular in construction : a game in which one player covers his eyes and tries to guess …
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COCKLES OF THE HEART — Etymology: perhaps from cockle (II) , with influence of New Latin cochlea ventricle, from Latin, snail, snail shell — more …
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COCKLES OF THE HEART — Etymology: perhaps from cockle (II) Date: 1671 : the core of one's being — usually used in the phrase warm …
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COCKLES OF THE HEART — [cockles of the heart] [perh. fr. [2]cockle] (1671): the core of one's being--usu. used in the phrase warm the cockles …
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PLAY HOT COCKLES — v (low obs) мануально возбуждать женские половые органы ср. cockles
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BIVALVE — Any member of the mollusk class Bivalvia, or Pelecypoda, characterized by having a two-halved (valved) shell. cockles , mussels , …
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COCKLE
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SCABROUS — ˈskabrəs sometimes ˈskāb- adjective Etymology: Latin scabr-, scaber rough, scurfy + English -ous; akin to Latin scabies roughness, mange, scabere …
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ROCK COCKLE — noun : any of several comparatively small edible clams (family Veneridae) of the Pacific coast of No. America that have …
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PEA CRAB — noun : a minute commensal crab of the family Pinnotheridae living in bivalve mollusks ; especially : a European crab …
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GLYCYMERIDAE — ˌglisəˈmerəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Glycymeris, type genus (from Latin, a shellfish, probably modification of Greek …
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EULAMELLIBRANCHIA — “+ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from eu- + Lamellibranchia : an order of Lamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks …
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COCKLY — ˈkak(ə)lē, -li adjective Etymology: cockle (III) + -y : marked by or abounding in cockles a cockly fabric
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COCKLER — ˈkäk(ə)lə(r) noun ( -s ) 1. : one that gathers and sells cockles 2. : a cockler's boat
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CHIONE — ˈkīəˌnē noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Chione, a mythological character shot by Diana, from Latin : a genus …
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COCKLE — cockle 1 /kok"euhl/ , n. , v. , cockled, cockling . n. 1. any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COCKLE — also called heart clam any of the approximately 250 species of marine bivalve mollusks, or clams, of the family Cardiidae. …
Britannica English vocabulary
COCKLE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COCKLE — ( cockles) Cockles are small edible shellfish. N-COUNT : usu pl
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WARM — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cold/warm/hot spell ▪ There was a very cold spell in late November. a …
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HEART — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back/heart/kidney etc problem ▪ He was born with heart problems. a donor heart/liver/kidney etc …
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COCKLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB warm ▪ It warms the cockles of my female heart to know that such …
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COCKLE — I сущ.; бот. 1) куколь посевной 2) плевел опьяняющий II сущ.; зоол. съедобный моллюск Syn : cockleshell to warm/rejoice the …
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COCKLE — I сущ.; бот. 1) куколь посевной 2) плевел опьяняющий II сущ.; зоол. съедобный моллюск Syn : cockleshell to warm/rejoice the …
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