cockle
noun
[ ˈkɒk(ə)l ]
• an edible burrowing bivalve mollusc with a strong ribbed shell.
• a small, shallow boat.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French coquille ‘shell’, based on Greek konkhulion, from konkhē ‘conch’.
cockle
verb
• (of paper) form wrinkles or puckers.
• "thin or lightweight paper cockles and warps when subjected to watercolour"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French coquiller ‘blister (bread in cooking)’, from coquille ‘shell’ (see cockle1).
