Question:
I was reminded today that the Cockney rhyming slang for a watch is a
kettle. Can any umrat please explain the link?
Really? I thought it was a shilling - kettle on the hob = bob.
(searches online dictionary)
http://www.bio.nrc.ca/cockney/explain.html?id=336
Watch - Kettle
Kettle and Pot = Lot where a Gentleman's Lot was the name given to the fob
chain and watch worn across his waistcoat. As a Gentleman progressed
through the ranks of society, so he would change his fob watch from steel
to silver to gold and so his "Gentlemen's Lot" would increase in stature.
Last updated
February 16th 2004
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