Bible Encyclopedias
Cockney
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A word of uncertain derivation, but meaning one born and bred in London, and knowing little or nothing beyond it, and betraying his limits by his ideas, manners, and accent.
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Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cockney'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/cockney.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.