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Robles coks. ? A corruption of goddis cokkis (see God n. 3 b (2)), with the intention of making the oath seem less offensive. —c1500-50 Pleugh Song (Wode's Psalter) in Tools & Tillage I iii 177.
Then sall I com be robles coks [Forbes Cantus (1666) with God his cocks]
