TO GIVE ONE A COCK’S EGG, phr. (common).—To send one on a fool’s errand; to GAMMON (q.v. for synonyms). The expression is of the same type as ‘to send one to buy pigeon’s milk,’ ‘oil of strappum,’ ‘strap oil,’ etc.
TO GIVE ONE A COCK’S EGG, phr. (common).—To send one on a fool’s errand; to GAMMON (q.v. for synonyms). The expression is of the same type as ‘to send one to buy pigeon’s milk,’ ‘oil of strappum,’ ‘strap oil,’ etc.
