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Thread #19747 Message #204244
Posted By: GUEST,Okiemockbird
30-Mar-00 - 07:46 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross
Subject: RE: Info req: ride a cock horse
Another interpretation: "a-cock-horse" is an adverb. To "ride a-cock-horse" means (in a childish context) "travel on your parents' lap".
T.