Stewkey Blue

noun

An edible cockle (Cerastoderma edule) found in Stiffkey, Norfolk.

Meanings

nounStewkey Blue (plural Stewkey Blues)

plural Stewkey Blues

  1. An edible cockle (Cerastoderma edule) found in Stiffkey, Norfolk.

Origin

Variant of Stiffkey + blue from the bluish colour of the mud they inhabit.

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Stewkey Blue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stewkey%20Blue

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stewkey Blue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stewkey%20Blue.

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