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cockle wives

cockle wives is the plural of cockle wife.

Meaning of cockle wife

Noun

cockle wife (plural cockle wives)

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

Questions about cockle wives

What is cockle wives the plural of?
Cockle wives is the plural of cockle wife.

Words near cockle wives in the dictionary

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

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