OED dating of "cock" = "penis"

Jesse Sheidlower jester at PANIX.COM
Sun Jun 25 11:48:19 UTC 2006


On Sun, Jun 25, 2006 at 12:26:25AM -0500, John Mehlberg wrote:
> What is the earliest date for the "cock" = "vagina" which used to be a
> southern dialectical meaning?

The earliest in HDAS is 1867.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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