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cockle wife

cockle wife noun: a woman who deals in cockles.

Noun

cockle wife (plural cockle wives)

  1. (archaic) A woman who deals in cockles.

Forms of cockle wife

pluralcockle wives

Questions about cockle wife

What does cockle wife mean?
Cockle wife means a woman who deals in cockles.
What part of speech is cockle wife?
Cockle wife is a noun.
What is the plural of cockle wife?
The plural of cockle wife is cockle wives.

Words near cockle wife in the dictionary

  1. cockknocker
  2. cockknockers
  3. cocklaird
  4. cocklairds
  5. cockle
  6. cockle wife
  7. cockle wives
  8. cockle-bread
  9. cockleboat
  10. cockleboats
  11. cocklebur

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