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Thread #8583 Message #54101
Posted By: Pete M
14-Jan-99 - 05:40 PM
Thread Name: What's A Cockie/Cocky?
Subject: RE: What's A Cockie/Cocky?
The term is also used in NZ, having been imported from Oz in the last century. On its own it denotes a sheep farmer, cattle farmers being "Cow cockies".