| 单词 | cockle wife |
| 释义 | > as lemmascockle wife cockle wife n. now chiefly historical a woman who gathers or harvests cockles to eat or sell; = cockle woman n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fisher > [noun] > for other shellfish mussel man1459 cockler1769 cockle picker1801 cockle woman1827 mussel-gatherer1859 cockle wife1877 scalloper1887 clammer1888 winkler1889 quahogger1910 1877 South Wales Daily News 26 Dec. 2/7 Then, there are the cockle-wives, sitting by the side of their well-filled wooden vessels. 1911 39th Ann. Rep. Local Govt. Board 1909–10 195 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 5313) XXXIX. 651 At the end of a day's work at Penclawdd, there may be seen numerous cockle-wives sitting by the side of a rivulet which traverses the sands. 2000 R. Bradshaw Stony Path xii. 155 The farthing fairs, bathing machines, cockle wives, Punch and Judy shows and donkey rides did a roaring trade. < as lemmas |
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