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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== | |||
The implied rhyme is between ''look'' and "a butcher's hook". | == 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. | |||
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | [[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:01, 7 July 2017
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[[edit] | [edit source]]
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.
