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Cockle stairs

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 Cardium 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.