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cock-a-ˈbondy
[Corruption of Welsh coch a bon ddu (kɔx ə bɔn ðy) lit. ‘red with black trunk or stem (pon)’; various corruptions of the Welsh spelling are found in Angling books.]
Name of an artificial fly used by anglers.
1852Meanderings of Mem. I. 65 Who can trim a cock⁓abundy, turn a rod with him? 1855Kingsley Let. in Pref. Mem. Alt. Locke (1881) 54 A couple of dozen of good flies, viz. cock a bondhues, etc. 1861Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. vi, Throwing some cock-a-bondies across the table. 1887Pall Mall G. 29 June 3/1, I put on a fly which..does not exist—to wit, a fair-sized coch-y-bondhu. |