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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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COCKLE, v.1 Also found in n.Eng. dial. (E.D.D.). [kɔkl]
1. “To cluck as a hen” (Rxb. 1825 Jam.2; 1923 Watson W.-B.).
2. “Of persons: to chuckle (in triumph or pleasure); to ‘crow'” (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).
[Variant of Eng. cackle, perhaps with influence from cock, n.]
