"knock" = "vagina", 1664?

Fri Aug 4 03:03:10 UTC 2006

It's American (Massachusetts).  How would I determine that it's unique?

Joel

At 8/3/2006 10:42 PM, you wrote:
>The latest OED revisions include this kind of "nock" from
>1611-1680.  Is 1664 a unique American ex.?
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>   JL
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> >I do not see "knock" = "vagina" in OED2. What does one make of: this
> >from 1664?
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> >And thus she argues of the case:
> >My knock doth piteously itch ....
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>Maybe = "nock" in the sense "notch"/"cleft".
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