0212 Copped on December 26, 2006 Chapter: 012 - The Pirate AdventureCharacters: Gnarles Hobgoblin Navy Officer, Luug Hobgoblin Navy OfficerLocation: Fang's Ship "The Broken Promise", Port Kragg the Hobgoblin Seaport Related Comics ¬ 0284 Hobswaggled 0379 Butt Betting 0207 Harpy Hat Trick 0495 Arachne Puts Her Foot Down 0217 A Cunning Plan
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Ah, the ever incomprehensible UK Rhyming slang. So rarely seen in literature… for obvious reasons.
"Butcher’s" = "Look"
Explanation: "Butcher’s Hook" rhymes with "look", but remove the word that rhymes, and we’re left with "Butcher’s".
It’s almost more a secret code than it is a dialect.
Also makes for some harsher stealth insults and swears, as they shorten the none rhyming words down as well
"Berk" comes from "Berkely Hunt" which in rhyming slang… well you don’t need me vulgarising the discussion further than that.