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cockle
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cockle
1. a dermatitis of sheep consisting of inflammatory nodules, especially on the neck and shoulders. The cause is thought to be parasitic.
2. see agrostemma.
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Searching for starters tonight, he goes cockle-picking in Morecambe Bay.
We love telly: PICK OF THE DAY - Oh deer, here comes Marco - MARCO'S ... by The Mirror (London, England)
And cockle-picking boss Mark Swistun warned yesterday that the huge losses threaten the future of the region's highly lucrative industry.
Mystery of mass cockle deaths by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
As for the cockle-picking jobs in sunny Morecambe - well, those poor Chinese souls - many who lost their lives - were employed illegally and were being exploited.
Letter: Your Say- Brits not work-shy by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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