Covent Garden
English
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
- A district in Central London
- The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Derived terms
Noun
Covent Garden (plural Covent Gardens)
Usage notes
The rhyme comes from a contemporary colloquial pronunciation of farthing as "farden" [ˈfɑː(ɹ)dən].
References
- Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “Covent Garden”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, pages 275–276.
- John S[tephen] Farmer; W[illiam] E[rnest] Henley, compilers (1891) “Covent Garden”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume II, [London: […] Harrison and Sons] […], →OCLC, page 193.