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• Cockle bread — was a bread baked by English women in the seventeenth century which was supposed to act as a love charm or aphrodisiac. The dough was kneaded and pressed against the woman s vulva and then baked. This bread was then given to the object of the… …   Wikipedia

• Cockle-Bread —    In the 19th and 20th centuries, Cockle Bread was a children s game in which one squats on its haunches with hands clasped beneath the thighs, while others grasp its arms and swing it to and fro. This action was often accompanied by a rhyme:… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Bread roll — Bread rolls at a bakery German style bread rolls A …   Wikipedia

• Cockle (bivalve) — For the plant, see Lolium temulentum. Cockle Live specimens of Cerastoderma edule from France Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• cockle — 1. n. 1 a any edible mollusc of the genus Cardium, having a chubby ribbed bivalve shell. b its shell. 2 (in full cockle shell) a small shallow boat. Phrases and idioms: warm the cockles of one s heart make one contented; be satisfying. Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

• cockle — cockle1 noun 1》 an edible burrowing bivalve mollusc with a strong ribbed shell. [Genus Cardium.] 2》 (also cockleshell) literary a small shallow boat. Phrases warm the cockles of one s heart give one a comforting feeling of contentment.… …   English new terms dictionary

• Scone (bread) — Scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream as commonly eaten in a cream tea The scone is a small Scottish quick bread especially popular in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland, but are als …   Wikipedia

• Corn cockle — Corn Corn, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[ u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. [1913 Webster] 2. The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Corn bread — Corn Corn, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[ u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. [1913 Webster] 2. The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Muffin (English) — A split muffin A muffin or English muffin is a small, round, flat (or thin) type of yeast leavened bread almost always dusted with cornmeal, which is commonly served split horizontally, toasted, and buttered. Muffins are eaten either as a snack… …   Wikipedia