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I believe that it first made its appearance in English slang as covey, and was then pronounced cuvvy, being subsequently abbreviated into cove. Quite a little family of words has come into English from the Rommany, Hocben, huckaben, hokkeny, or hooker, all meaning a lie, or to lie, deception and humbug.
You're a ratfully jucko an' a huckaben." English They angered the poor old man by telling him he must not stop there. "What are you?" he said to the policeman, "I'll give you three pounds to take your coat off and fight me. "I suppose you have often taken your coat off?" "Once I lelled it avree an' never chivved it apre ajaw." "How was that?"
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