| 单词 | cockling industry |
| 释义 | > as lemmascockling industry General use as a modifier, as in cockling industry, cockling season, etc. ΚΠ 1859 N. Bellairs Redmarsh Rectory I. iv. 51 The last prayer of the dying husband is, that a good cockling season may comfort the widow. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 15 Aug. 3/2 When I came to the cockling-place. 1902 Leisure Hour Aug. 825/1 On the Lancashire coast, with its miles and miles of sands, the cockling industry is, of course, a much bigger thing than it is on the Waterford coast. 1993 Country Life 1 Apr. 42/1 (heading) Welsh cockling families defend their traditional methods. 2002 P. Long Guide to Rural Wales ii. 64/2 A flourishing cockling industry. < as lemmas |
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