Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cocklewoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cock-le-wom-an
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fisherwoman who catches cockles.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From cockle + woman.

Inflected Forms

cocklewomen (plural)

Questions

What does cocklewoman mean?: A fisherwoman who catches cockles.
Where does cocklewoman come from?: From cockle + woman.

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