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    The Autobiography of Cockney Tom

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    Craftsy cockney autobiography definition

    English darts player (1957–2018)

    Darts player

    Eric Bristow
    MBE

    Bristow in 1985

    Full nameEric John Bristow
    Nickname"The Crafty Cockney"
    Born(1957-04-25)25 April 1957
    Hackney, London, England
    Died5 April 2018(2018-04-05) (aged 60)
    Liverpool, England
    Playing darts since1968
    Darts22g Harrows Eric Bristow
    LateralityRight-handed
    Walk-on music"Rabbit" by Chas & Dave
    BDO1976–1993
    PDC1993–2007 (Founding Member)
    World Ch'shipWinner (5): 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986
    World MastersWinner (5): 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984
    World Ch'shipSemi-final: 1997
    World MatchplayLast 32: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
    Belgium Open 1978, 1980, 1981
    British Gold Cup 1980
    British Open 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986
    British Pentathlon 1981, 1989
    Denmark Open1980, 1984, 1989
    Dry Blackthorn Cider Masters1984, 1985, 1987
    Flowers Da

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    Coarse Cockney Rhyming Slang

    Cockney is the dialect of East London. It was back in the 14th century that the term ‘cockney’ was first coined, as an insult by country folk to describe working class Londoners and their speech – cockeneyes meaning rotten egg, or, more literally, the egg of a cock. The dialect developed as the capital grew in Tudor and Georgian times, but it didn’t become an identifying feature of London life until Charles Dickens popularised it in the 19th century. By this stage anyone born within the sound of the bells of St Mary Le Bow church, about a mile East of the City of London, was deemed to be a Cockney. And it is for rhyming that Cockney is most famous. The origins of this are unclear, but it was probably done to keep non-Cockneys ignorant of what was being said. The dialect is full of pitfalls for the innocent, but with this easy-to-use dictionary you should be able to slip into Cockney circles smoothly, without anyone ever suspecting that you are some sort