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单词 cockler
释义

cocklern.

Brit. /ˈkɒklə/, /ˈkɒkl̩ə/, U.S. /ˈkɑk(ə)lər/
Etymology: < cockle n.2 + -er suffix1.Considerably earlier currency is probably shown by surnames, e.g. Will. le coclere (Lincolnshire, 1281), Will. le Cokeler (Lincolnshire, 1332), Thomas Cokeler (Norfolk, 1378), all of whom lived close to cockle beds.
Originally English regional (north-western).
A person who gathers or harvests cockles to eat or sell.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > for other shellfish
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cockle wife1877
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1769 T. Gray Jrnl. 11 Oct. in Corr. (1971) III. 1104 A brother of the trade, a cockler, as he styled him.
1861 A. Wynter Our Social Bees 418 He sees the ‘cocklers’ busy among the briny pools.
1941 Daily Mail 29 Mar. 3/7 Dee shrimpers and cocklers, who know every inch of the river, the marshes, and the quicksands.
2013 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 11 Jan. 11 The agency says tackling illegal cocklers is crucial if the fishery, off Flint and Greenfield, is to continue to grow.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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