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Uncle Tom Cobley and all en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, humorous) And all the rest; et al.; used to conclude a long list of people's names or similar.
    • The IRA, the Palestinians, the Basques, the Quebec Separatists, Uncle Tom Cobley and all and all? Everyone made bombs these days. 2001, Bernard Lord, The Renaissance Group, page 215:

wikipedia: Widecombe Fair (song)