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Old 07-April-2008, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by mike alexander View Post
I've often wondered why anyone would have cockles in their heart in the first place. Odd place to keep crustaceans.
Seems it's also a technical term for a chamber in a kiln, possibly shellshaped, which then became chambers in the heart.
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