cockle wife

noun

A woman who deals in cockles.

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Meanings

nouncockle wife (plural cockle wives)

plural cockle wives

  1. archaicA woman who deals in cockles.
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APA

cockle wife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cockle%20wife

MLA

“cockle wife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cockle%20wife. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cockle wife,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cockle%20wife.

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