cockle
noun
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L318262 on Wikidata ↗verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈkɒkl̩/ / /ˈkɑk(ə)l/
noun
Etymology: Rhyming slang, from cock and hen for ten.
- A £10 note; a tenner.
verb
Etymology: Origin uncertain.
- To wobble, shake; to be unsteady.
“Israel Wilde arrived last, his ankle swollen and already berry-blue after cockling at the top of Hatherself Scout.”