> >Which poses a question: Where does the phrase "You're nicked, Cobber" (as > >seen in The Bill) come from? Hmmm... > my understanding is that 'nicked' means stolen or filtched... > > my favorite word being 'spanner' for wrench :> It was actually the word 'cobber' that I was wondering about. Mind, 'faucet' for 'tap' is pretty out there. This is off topic, isn't it? :) Rog.