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	cockle cobbler cobnut cock-a-leekie cockle Cointreau Colbert sauce Comice pear Definition: [KAHK-uhl] Any of various bivalves of the genus Cardium with a heart-shaped, radially ribbed "cockleshell." They have a tendency to be quite gritty and must be washed thoroughly to rid them of sand. Cockles, which have always been more popular in Europe than the United States, can be eaten raw or cooked, as with clams or oysters. --Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst
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