The phrase Uncle Tom Cobley and all is used in British English as a humorous or whimsical way of saying et al., often to express exasperation at the large number of people in a list. The phrase comes from a Devon folk song, "Widecombe Fair", collected around 1890 by Sabine Baring-Gould. Its chorus ends with a long list of people: "Bill Brewer, Jan Stewer, Peter Gurney, Peter Davy, Dan'l Whiddon, Harry Hawke, Old Uncle Tom Cobley and all." The surname is spelt as "Cobleigh" in some references.
The phrase UncleTomCobley and all is used in British English as a humorous or whimsical way of saying et al., often to express exasperation at the large...
The TomCobley Tavern is a pub in Spreyton, Devon, England. It dates back to the 16th century, and may be the 1802 starting point of UncleTomCobley and...
known as the subject of the folk song of the same name, featuring UncleTomCobley and his friends. The earliest written record was in 1850, when it was...
character in the song "Widecombe Fair", the chorus of which ends with 'UncleTomCobley and all'. This was also the name adopted by Albert John Coles, who...
tale of “Old UncleTomCobley and all” who came from, and is thought to be buried in Spreyton. Some[who?] believe that if UncleTomCobley did exist and...
annually and celebrated by a folksong of the same name, featuring "Old UncleTomCobley and All". Its words were first published in 1880, and the characters...
Forty years On (1948) she claimed to have started the tradition of UncleTomCobley appearing in a smock-frock at the annual Widecombe Fair, and today...
Cobbley, character in The Mouse That Roared (film) Robert Cobbley, MP UncleTomCobley, a British figure of speech This disambiguation page lists articles...
the weekend: 15th – 17th November 2013, at The Palace Hotel, Manchester. Cobley, Mike; Dessau, Bruce (3 November 2019). "Interview: Brighton-Based Stand-Up...
after Ned. Donal Gloster - Former Philbert Cobley's employee who tries to seduce Ruth Cobley, Philbert Cobley's daughter. His failure made him alcoholic...
as Oliver Garson The V.I.P.s (1963) as Sanders Carry On Spying (1964) as Cobley The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965) as Jeweler Operation Crossbow...