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Thread #42119 Message #610662
Posted By: Snuffy
15-Dec-01 - 07:16 PM
Thread Name: WHY 4 & 20 Blackbirds baked in a pie?
Subject: RE: WHY 4 & 20 Blackbirds baked in a pie?
A pocket is a very large sack of hops, about 5-6 feet tall. I suppose the same measure could have been used for grain in the past.