I have not seen ridges but I have seen some in which the two ends were
almost equal. I had
assumed that the deformation was from some inadvertent exposure to
chemicals--not DDT. I remember in the '40s my grandfather's refusing to use
cotton poison on his crop. "Kill the bugs: kill the birds" was his succinct
explanation.
Scott
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Karl Wittwer
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Subject: Re: [EPNL] Cok ny?
My understanding is that they are ridged and deformed (due to their having a
thin shell). The hens that lay them are appoaching the end of their useful
life.
-K
> Message Received: Nov 26 2006, 03:34 PM
> From: "Scat" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: Re: [EPNL] Cok ny?
>
> Was a cock's egg one of those eggs more oval than egg-shaped (yes, I
> realize that the etymology of 'oval' is 'egg-shaped'; however, I
> cannot think of another way to phrase the question.)?
> Scott Catledge
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Karl Wittwer
> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 3:22 AM
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> Subject: Re: [EPNL] Cok ny?
>
> Would it make sense to read "At the sign of the Cock's Eye?"
>
> Or was the sign "The Cokeney?" i.e. the Cock's egg -- the origin of
> "Cockney" This could be -- literally -- a "cock's egg" (i.e. one which
> was misshapen (they are in reality laid by hens, of course, but here
> was a widespread belief that they were laid by cockerels, and hence
> regarded with deep fear -- the cockatrice was said to hatch from such an
egg).
> Alternatively, it could mean something like the "Street Boy"
> -K
>
> > Message Received: Nov 22 2006, 10:35 AM
> > From: "Keith Briggs" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Cc:
> > Subject: [EPNL] Cok ny?
> >
> > On page 199 of Ekwall's "Street-names of the city of London", I read
> > "John
> Aleyn, Brewer, atte Cok ny". "atte Cok" meaning "At the sign of the
cock"
> would be perfectly understandable, but what is "ny"?
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
>
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