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cocklewomen

cocklewomen is the plural of cocklewoman.

Meaning of cocklewoman

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

Questions about cocklewomen

What is cocklewomen the plural of?
Cocklewomen is the plural of cocklewoman.

Words near cocklewomen in the dictionary

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

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