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Pebbles | 19:09 Wed 01st Mar 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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Where does the saying, "What a load of Cobblers" come from, as in, what a load of rubbish.


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If I remember correctly, it is rhyming slang for cobblers awls (balls), an awl being a tool a cobbler used.
19:24 Wed 01st Mar 2006
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Thank you Postdog.

19:46 Wed 01st Mar 2006
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here


you will find many answers to well-known sayings

23:39 Wed 01st Mar 2006
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I am a cockney and postdog is 100% right theres loads more of them as well if i remember correctly rhyming slang first came about so that the police didn't have a clue what people were talking about,but if anyone can correct that please do


another simple one is DOG meaning the phone


DOG and BONE = phone easy ain't it!

08:04 Thu 02nd Mar 2006
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For Cockney Rhyming Slang go to


http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk


10:20 Fri 03rd Mar 2006

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