Hi Liz, A strange one! If it hasn't made the OED then its quite unusual. I like the idea of "out" or "in" signalling..... All the best, Martyn ----- Original Message ---- From: Elizabeth Agar <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, 6 December, 2006 5:25:17 AM Subject: Re: [OEL] Meaning of Cuckold Light How about a light to place on the window sill. Used to light someone's way home. Or as a signal to indicate the husband is away from the house! :-) Nothing I can find in the OED I'm afraid. Cheers, Liz in Melbourne Martyn said: > Hello Roy, > > I see where you are coming from on this! > > I'll give you a bit more context. It was grouped amongst a > list of items in the kitchen:- > > "Four Heaters, a roasting Jack compleat, a Spit, a > Cuckold Light Iron Candlesticks, a Bell Brass Mortar" > > All the best, > > Martyn > Roy said: > Hazard a guess Martyn? Cuckold being an adulteress and a > light, maybe a > church window = A window that has replaced a matched > collection or set?? > > Bit of sort of slang use as one definition is given of > Cuckold "To make > Cuckold of" > Martyn said: > Subject: [OEL] Meaning of Cuckold Light > > >From a probate inventory, Aldingbourne, West Sussex, 1781 - > > .......... "a Cuckold Light" ............ > > Any ideas any one? > > All the best, > > Martyn > ================= Web Page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ ================= ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message