Etymology: perhaps from cockle (II)
Date: 1671
: the core of one's being — usually used in the phrase warm the cockles of the heart
Etymology: perhaps from cockle (II)
Date: 1671
: the core of one's being — usually used in the phrase warm the cockles of the heart
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003