单词	cockling
释义	cockling /ˈkɒk(ə)lɪŋ / noun [mass noun] British The activity or occupation of gathering cockles: [as modifier]: large-scale cockling operations... The government has admitted it gave inaccurate information about its actions before the cockling disaster. He said this week that cockling had been allowed to become a dangerous, free-for-all activity. No limit is put on the number issued and there are no checks to make sure that those applying have any cockling experience. Derivatives cockler noun ... There were multiple warnings two years ago from the local cocklers, desperately asking for licensing and quotas to stop the destruction but nothing was ever done. Police and rescuers were called last night after reports that about 25 cocklers were stranded on the sands. A council letter dispatched on Friday to explain the cockle bed closure decision met with a furious response from cocklers.
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