cockle

🇺🇸 /ˈkɑːkl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒkl/
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noun
R

A small shellfish with a wavy shell, eaten as food.

We enjoyed a plate of steamed cockles at the seaside restaurant.

我们在海边餐厅享用了一盘蒸蜗牛。

R

A tool for bending metal, used by blacksmiths.

The blacksmith used a cockle to shape the iron into a gate.

铁匠用一个火炉来塑造铁块成门。

R

To make something wrinkle or crinkle.

The fabric cockled after being hung out in the sun.

面料在阳光下晾干后起皱了。

translation

n. 鸟蛤, 弯铁钳, 使起皱

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Plural cockles