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Cokkil(l, Cockill, n. Also: cokil(l, kokill, cokle, pl. coclis, -es, cockle. [ME. cokille, cockill(e, cocle, etc., OF. cokille, coquille.]

1. A cockle (the shell-fish). c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxxii. 24.
Thair is … at ȝour trone bot cokill and wilk 1521 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 98.
That … nan of tham … away tak nane mussillis nor kokillis now begining to gader one ane new skap at the northt watter 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. xxviii.
Thir lochis ar … ful of ostreis, … congir ellis, mussillis and coklis Ib. p. xlvi.
Within two houris efter that thay come to see, thay grow in gret cocles 1561–2 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 368.
To pas and execute the Queenis lettres forsaid upon the away takers of coclis furth of this realme a1568 Scott v. 32.
Butter, new cheis, and beir in May, Comamis, cokkillis, curdis and quhay 1592 Rec. Earld. Orkney 318.
Four casseis of coklis with tua hundretht pintill fiches callit spowtis 1596 Dalr. I. 57/20.
Egis verie small, … flowis intil a certane bosum of salt water … quhair in the space of xij houris thay grow in fair cokilis or bukies

2. The ordour of the cokkil, the Order of St. Michael instituted by Louis XI of France.After F. ordre de la coquille, so named on account of the gold scallop-shells with which the collar was ornamented. 1539 Soc. Ant. XXIV. 49.
The ordoure of France of the cokill and sanct Michael with ane habit of ane claith of silvir bordourit with the cokkill of gold 1549 Compl. 148/17.
The kyng of France makis the ordour of the cokkil 1558-66 Knox I. 217.
The Governour gat the Duchry of Chattellerawlt, with the Ordour of the Cokill Ib.
Huntley, Ergyle, and Angus, was lykwiese maid Knyghtis of the Cockill 1566 Treas. Acc. XI. 513.
For painting … of oure Soverane lord awin armys, quhen his majestie ressavit the ordour of Cokle 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 87.
The kingis majestie, … ressauit the ordour of knychtheid of the cokill fra the said Rambolat 1585 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 393.
Jhon Moresoun, merchant, … produceit the partement of ane rob royall of clayth of syluer, borderit with gold with the ordour of the cokill of France