10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILLICOCK»
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pillicock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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165: "Pillicock; Pillicock Hill. Lear's 'Twas this flesh begot Those pelican
daughters' prompts Edgar (outcast and posing as idiot Poor Tom) to chant, '
Pillicock sat on Pillicock Hill' .... The usual langue-verte explanation is that
Pillicock (penis [cf.
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The Late Mr Shakespeare
Meanwhile, Pompey Bum was asking Polly what the game was called, and Polly
replied that the game wascalled PILLICOCK HILL . I hadhad enough. 'Don'
tbelieve it,sir and madam!' I cried out. 'She's wanted to be deflowered for simply
ages.
“Pillicock sat on Pillicock Hill: alow, alow, loo, loo.”1 Fool. This cold night will turn
us all to fools and madmen. Edgar. Take heed o'th'foul fiend! Obey thy parents;
keep thy word's justice;2 swear not; commit not3 with man's sworn spouse; set
not ...
William Shakespeare, Craig Walker, Joseph Black, 2010
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Sitting on
Pillicock Hill
A refreshing entree into the mystery genre, Sitting On Pillicock Hill is one of those stories you won't want to put down.
Pillicock; Pillicock Hill. Lear's ' 'Twas this flesh begot Those pelican daughters'
prompts Edgar (outcast, and posing as idiot Poor Tom) to chant, 'Pillicock sat on
Pillicock Hill' (in iv 74-75). The usual langue-verte explanation is that Pillicock ...
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Titus Andronicus. Romeo and Juliet. Timon of Athens. Julius ...
Edg. Pillicock sat on Pillicock hill 9 :— Halloo, halloo, loo, loo! Fool. This cold
night will turn us all to fools and madmen. Edg. Take heed o' the foul fiend. Obey
thy parents; keep thy word justly'; swear not; commit not with man's sworn spouse
...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1858
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A Knight in Shining Armor
Jude Deveraux. man. Some friendship, she thought. Nicholas rolls about on the
table with Robert's wife, and Robert plots to have his friend executed. “Robert
Sydney is a pillicock,” Dougless muttered. Honoria looked shocked. “You know
him?
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The Shakespeare Name Dictionary
Pillicock Hill,' probably a line from a nursery rhyme or a nonsense song. 'Pillicock'
meant 'penis,' in northern dialects and derived from Norwegian pill. Later it was
also applied to young men as an affectionate term. Some think it may here ...
J. Madison Davis, Professor of Journalism Professional Writing Program J Madison Davis, Daniel A. Frankforter, 2004
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The plays and poems of William Shakspeare
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson,
Edward Capell, George Steevens, Richard Farmer, Nicholas Rowe. Edg.
Pillicock sat 6 on pillicock's-hill ; — Halloo, halloo, loo, loo ! Fool. This cold night
will turn us all ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, 1821
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The Works: The Text Formed from an Entirely New Collation of ...
Pillicock sat on Pillicock-hill':— Halloo, halloo, loo, loo! Fool. This cold night will
turn us all to fools and madmen. Edy. Take heed o' the foul fiend. Obey thy
parents; keep thy word justly'; swear not; commit not with man's sworn spouse;
set not ...
William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1843
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILLICOCK»
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pillicock is used in the context of the following news items.
A blagger's guide to British slang: charming or bonkers?
... who's painfully stupid. The word has has 16th century Scandinavian origins, and comes from the old English word pillicock, meaning penis. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
Know a wazzock from a pillock? James Blunt revives retro insults
4 Pillock – This word is thought to have originated in the mid 16th century – a variant of archaic pillicock 'penis', the early sense of pillock in ... «Western Morning News, Jan 15»
Tickle gizzard and the pleasure pivot: A history of sex slang and the …
So gross a member doubtless merited so extensive a list: 'One of them would call it her pillicock, her fiddle-diddle, her staff of love, her ... «Salon, Oct 14»
British insults: An abridged history
Originally pillicock (a Norwegian slang word for penis), the word has since been condensed to plain old pillock—though its meaning remains. «Examiner.com, Jun 13»
Theater review: 'The Emancipation of Alabaster McGill' at TU Studios
Avner Pillicock (James Sharpe), is supposedly a conductor on the Underground Railroad. However, as we later learn, Pillicock keeps his slave, ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 11»
