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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—C

Cock-pit

The judicial committee of the privy council is so called, because the council-room is built on the old cock-pit of Whitehall palace.

“Great consultations at the cockpit about battles, duels, victories, and what not.” —Poor Robin's Almanack, 1730.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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