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Thread #94868 Message #1840120
Posted By: GUEST
21-Sep-06 - 12:34 PM
Thread Name: English To English Translation Needed
Subject: RE: English To English Translation Needed
The term "cock up" is also recorded as in use as early as 1860's
refering to a yard arm on a ship at 45 degrees against the mast as opposed to the horizontal position it should hold. From the same degree angle as the officer's cocked hat