T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Dec 27, 2011 #1 You can find the answer here.
M Mr.Ayed Member Joined Feb 8, 2012 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Arabic Home Country Saudi Arabia Current Location Saudi Arabia Feb 17, 2012 #2 Is the word"cobble" relevant to a horse's testicles?
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Thread starter Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Feb 20, 2012 #3 The AHD suggests it is from the word cobbler. I don't know of the connection to a horse's testicles.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Thread starter Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Feb 21, 2012 #4 PS If you mean cobblers, that is cockney rhyming slang from cobblers' awls, meaning balls, and isn't about horses.
PS If you mean cobblers, that is cockney rhyming slang from cobblers' awls, meaning balls, and isn't about horses.
