COCKLES OF THE HEART


Meaning of COCKLES OF THE HEART in English

Etymology: perhaps from cockle (II) , with influence of New Latin cochlea ventricle, from Latin, snail, snail shell — more at cochlea

: the center or core of one's sentient being — usually used in the phrase to warm the cockles of the heart

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.