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where did the saying "tap 'ole" originate

soupdragon25 Wed 07/05/08 10:47

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Quizmonster
Wed 07/05/08
12:24

As long ago as the 1500s, a tap-hole was the hole made in a wooden cask or vat for the tap to be inserted into so as to draw the beer/ale. Presumably, the 'ole instead of hole variant was a Cockney h-dropping!

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