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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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COCKIE-DAWDIE, n.comb. = Cockie-dandie. Used as a nonsense word in an Edinburgh street rhyme.Sc. 1818 R. Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 153:
Hey, cockie dawdie, hey, cockie dow, Did ye see the Grand-Duke running down the Bow?
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