Meaning of by cock and pie | Babel Free
Definitions
A mild oath.
archaic
Examples
“By cocke and pie, you ſhall not chooſe, Sir: come, come.”
“By cock a pie and Mous-foot Dent bring's in, / Examples to express forbidden Sin:”
“"How much a glass, think you?" says Fred, filling another bumper. "A half-crown, think ye?—a half-crown, Honeyman? By cock and pye, it is not worth a bender."”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.