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'''Butcher's''' was [[Cockney]] [[rhyming slang]], used in constructions like "'ave a butcher's at this", which meant "to take a look" at something. In a [[Cornwall|Cornish]] [[church]]yard, [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] once told [[Polly Wright|Polly]] to "'ave a butcher's" at a grave from [[1592]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'') | '''Butcher's''' was [[Cockney]] [[rhyming slang]], used in constructions like "'ave a butcher's at this", which meant "to take a look" at something. In a [[Cornwall|Cornish]] [[church]]yard, [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] once told [[Polly Wright|Polly]] to "'ave a butcher's" at a grave from [[1592]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The implied rhyme is between ''look'' and "a butcher's hook". | The implied rhyme is between ''look'' and "a butcher's hook". But as with most rhyming slang, the word that rhymes is dropped in preference for the one that doesn't. | ||
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | [[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | ||
Revision as of 01:55, 5 June 2013
Butcher's was Cockney rhyming slang, used in constructions like "'ave a butcher's at this", which meant "to take a look" at something. In a Cornish churchyard, Ben once told Polly to "'ave a butcher's" at a grave from 1592. (TV: The Smugglers)
Behind the scenes
The implied rhyme is between look and "a butcher's hook". But as with most rhyming slang, the word that rhymes is dropped in preference for the one that doesn't.
