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Thread #5934 Message #1752949
Posted By: GUEST,Mark C
04-Jun-06 - 05:50 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Cock of the North
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Cock of the North

'Cock' was also a C16 slang term for God. So the - obviously old - expression, Cock O'the North, could have a more powerful meaning than just being the 'toughest rooster in the yard'.