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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1880
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‡CODDLIN HEN, n. comb. A spoilt or petted boy. [′kɔdlən′hɛn]Rxb. 1880 (per Rxb.2):
Jock the Cock, the Coddlin hen, Follow't his mother but an ben. (Old Jedburgh taunting rhyme.)
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