Who Killed Cock Robin?
/ˌhuː kɪld kɒk ˈrɒbɪn/
/ˌhuː kɪld kɑːk ˈrɑːbɪn/
- an old English nursery rhyme in which a group of animals talk about the death of a robin (= a small bird) and offer to help at his funeral. It may refer to the loss of political power of Robert Walpole in 1742.
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Who Killed Cock Robin?