cocklewoman

English

Etymology

From cockle +‎ woman.

Noun

cocklewoman (plural cocklewomen)

  1. A fisherwoman who catches cockles.
    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 311, about Pen-clawdd:
      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.
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