Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Full of wrinkles or puckers: as, cockly silk.
  • Same as coggly and cocklety.

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Examples

  • The cry of Stena chills the vitals of slumbring off the motther has been pleased into the harms of old salaciters, meassurers soon and soon, but the voice of Alina gladdens the cockly-hearted dreamerish for that magic moning with its ching chang chap sugay kaow laow milkee muchee bringing becker-brose, the brew with the foochoor in it.

    Finnegans Wake 2006

  • He got little opportunity to catechise me after this, for the first stage of our journey was in a cockly little fishing boat that took us out into the Channel, and since it was h-- lish rough I was in no condition for conversation.

    Flash For Freedom Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1971

  • He got little opportunity to catechise me after this, for the first stage of our journey was in a cockly little fishing boat that took us out into the Channel, and since it was h-- lish rough I was in no condition for conversation.

    Flash For Freedom Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1971

  • I have described what cockly things these tar-boats are, even filled with their barrels or luggage for ballast, but when perfectly empty, as they always are when they go to fetch the salmon except for the weight of half a dozen men, it is a perfect marvel they do not upset.

    Through Finland in Carts

  • In a minute half the boats were out and bobbing in the cockly swells, but Troop kept the 'We're Heres' at work dressing down.

    Captains Courageous Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • I reads all the directions, and all your Latin stuff into the bargain -- all your summen dusses, horez, diez, cockly hairy.

    Japhet in Search of a Father Frederick Marryat 1820

  • Latin stuff into the bargain -- all your summen dusses, horez, dìez, cockly hairy.

    Japhet, in Search of a Father Frederick Marryat 1820

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