Accordin to Cocker that's plumb!

[gdm27]

I know what that meant to me when I was a nipper, do you? Where did it come from and what other phrases like this do you rememeber????

[Less]

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[susie123]

Originally Posted by Less

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Not just a local expression though.

Never heard it with the last bit, but Edward Cocker (1631-1676) was an English engraver, who also taught writing and arithmetic. He was the reputed author of the famous Arithmetick, the popularity of which has added a phrase ("according to Cocker") to the list of English sayings.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by susie123

Not just a local expression though.

Never heard it with the last bit, but Edward Cocker (1631-1676) was an English engraver, who also taught writing and arithmetic. He was the reputed author of the famous Arithmetick, the popularity of which has added a phrase ("according to Cocker") to the list of English sayings.

according to cocker that's plumb, comes from the building trade

[cashman]

Originally Posted by jaysay

according to cocker that's plumb, comes from the building trade

True,first heard it when i was a McAlpine Fusilier.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by cashman

True,first heard it when i was a McAlpine Fusilier.

Ya I was a Laing's foot soldier at the time

[gdm27]

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Thanks Less, hadn't seen this thread.

[Less]

Originally Posted by susie123

Not just a local expression though.

Never heard it with the last bit,

Perhaps Oh great one, it is the last bit that makes it a local expression?

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

Perhaps Oh great one, it is the last bit that makes it a local expression?

To be fair Less don't think that susie was ever a navvy on a building site, apologies if you were susie

[Less]

Originally Posted by jaysay

To be fair Less don't think that susie was ever a navvy on a building site, apologies if you were susie

Neither have I, It's not just the building trade that uses it, I have heard it used by many local engineers.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

Neither have I, It's not just the building trade that uses it, I have heard it used by many local engineers.

Engineers

[susie123]

Originally Posted by Less

Perhaps Oh great one?

At last my qualities are recognised!

Originally Posted by jaysay

To be fair Less don't think that susie was ever a navvy on a building site, apologies if you were susie

Well I've never done it for money ("it" being navvying in case you were wondering) but in the course of renovating four houses I've laid paving slabs, dug a pond, carted bricks, shovelled sand and gravel and removed more rubble to the tip than I care to think about. Does that count? And still never heard the full expression! Mind you most of that work was well south of Accy so you might be right about the local nature of the last bit.

[Less]

I think I prefer the term, by th' rack oth'eye.

[maxthecollie]

Originally Posted by Less

I think I prefer the term, by th' rack oth'eye.

th'rack oth'eye and twist of gob