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  1. 27-Dec-2011, 13:48 #1
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    Default Cobble

    You can find the answer here.
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  2. 17-Feb-2012, 19:24 #2
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    Default Re: Cobble

    Is the word"cobble" relevant to a horse's testicles?
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  3. 20-Feb-2012, 11:30 #3
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    Default Re: Cobble

    The AHD suggests it is from the word cobbler. I don't know of the connection to a horse's testicles.
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  4. 21-Feb-2012, 05:43 #4
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    Default Re: Cobble

    PS If you mean cobblers, that is cockney rhyming slang from cobblers' awls, meaning balls, and isn't about horses.
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