apple davy?

[Mark Mandel]

Bet you're right! Nice spotting.

"Cod"??

m a m

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Robin Hamilton <
robin.hamilton2 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Joel noted:
>
> > ...
> > I first saw the ole black oss,
> > He was standing on 'is 'ead, was that noble quadruped,
> > And a playing at a game o* pitch and toss.
> > He'd a fine Roman nose, and he walk'd on his toes,
> > I'll take my apple-davy it is true,
> > His neck was awry and he'd only got one eye,
> > And his tail was all a-swivel and a-skew.
> > So she says, says Mary Ann
>
> Could "apple-davy" as used in the line above be a nonce cod spelling of
> "affidavit"?
>
> It almost sounds as if it ought to be cockney rhyming slang.
>
> Robin
>
>

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