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Old 16th Mar 2002, 16:54
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Kalium Chloride
 
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An alternative suggestion is that it is derived from the "cock pit" used in cock-fighting days -- the small area where the intense activity was focused. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" />
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