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Street Slang
cock and hen
COCK-and-HEN · noun · slang
Ten (esp. ten pounds).
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Cockney rhyming slang for 'ten', often ten pounds.
“It'll cost you a cock and hen for the pair.”
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cock and hen In A Sentence
It'll cost you a cock and hen for the pair.
Origin & Usage
'Hen' rhymes with 'ten'; traditional money slang.
People Also Ask
What does 'cock and hen' mean?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for 'ten', most often ten pounds.
How do you use 'cock and hen'?
You'd say something costs 'a cock and hen' to mean it costs ten pounds.
Where does 'cock and hen' come from?
It's traditional London money slang — 'hen' rhymes with 'ten'.
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