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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1935
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COCKS, n.2 pl. (See quot.)Mearns 1935 Mearns Leader and Kcd. Mail (27 June) 7/2:
There was a . . . game which needed a bit of skill, called "Cocks." You selected a quiet pool, and threw a stone high up into the air so that it fell down fast and straight right into the pool . . . [and] left no ripples.
