English Explanatory Dictionary

Uncle Tom Cobley and all

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. And all the rest; et al.; used to conclude a long list of people's names or similar.

Word forms

Uncle Tom Cobley and all

Etymology

Derived from the Devonshire folk song "Widecombe Fair", in which a long list of people ends in "Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all".

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