单词 | cockle-picking |
释义 | > as lemmascockle-picking cockle-picking n. the practice or occupation of gathering cockles or other shellfish from the shoreline. ΚΠ 1835 1st Rep. Condition Poorer Classes Ireland App. (A.) 739 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 369) XXXII: Pt. i. 1 The loss of employment in the preparation of flax since the decline of the linen trade induced many women to turn to the trade of cockle picking. 1864 H. J. Wood Florence iv. 62 Their principal occupation was cockle-picking and extracting salt from the sea-sand. 2006 Safety & Health Practitioner May 6/3 Action is also needed to give more teeth to the Sea Fisheries Committees that oversee permits for cockle-picking, empowering them to require health and safety compliance. < as lemmas |
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