Cockle (Noun)
Meaning 1
Common edible European bivalve.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- Cockles are small saltwater clams that are often used in chowders and stews.
- She collected a bucket of cockles on the beach to add to her family's evening meal.
- Cockle gathering is a popular pastime among locals in many coastal towns.
- In the kitchen, she scrubbed the cockles clean and then boiled them until they opened.
- A hearty cockle soup is a traditional Welsh dish made with fresh cockles, vegetables, and broth.
Meaning 2
Common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.