An alternative spelling or variant form of 'cockle,' a type of shellfish or a shell-shaped object.
From Old English and Middle English variants of 'cockle,' which may derive from Greek 'konche' (shell). The spelling 'cocle' represents an archaic or regional variant of the modern spelling.
Medieval spelling was a total free-for-all—people wrote 'cocle,' 'cockle,' and 'cokkel' all meaning the same thing!
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