The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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   Cockling sea, waves dashing against each other with a short
      and quick motion. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cockled \Coc"kled\, a.
   Inclosed in a shell.
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         The tender horns of cockled snails.      --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cockled \Coc"kled\, a.
   Wrinkled; puckered.
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         Showers soon drench the camlet's cockled grain. --Gay.
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