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cocklewoman

cocklewoman noun: a fisherwoman who catches cockles.

Noun

cocklewoman (plural cocklewomen)

  1. A fisherwoman who catches cockles.
    • Broad, flat marshes on the Loughor Estuary provide Pen-clawdd with its basic livelihood - cockles. The cockle-women jog out over the marshes at low tide, riding on flat, horse-drawn carts.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 311, about Pen-clawdd

Forms of cocklewoman

pluralcocklewomen

Origin of cocklewoman

From cockle + woman.

Questions about cocklewoman

What does cocklewoman mean?
Cocklewoman means a fisherwoman who catches cockles.
What part of speech is cocklewoman?
Cocklewoman is a noun.
What is the plural of cocklewoman?
The plural of cocklewoman is cocklewomen.

Words near cocklewoman in the dictionary

  1. cocklessness
  2. cocklestove
  3. cocklestoves
  4. cocklet
  5. cocklets
  6. cocklewoman
  7. cocklewomen
  8. cocklick
  9. cocklicker
  10. cocklickers
  11. cocklicking

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