Sant Iago by his cocklehat
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- Saint Lago: (French slang) Saint Lazare prison-cum-hospital for prostitutes, Paris
- jago: (Malay) cock, male fowl, champion fighting cock
- cockle hat: from one of Ophelia's mad songs (Hamlet, Act IV, scene 5):
How should I your true love know
From another one?
By his cockle hat and staff,
And his sandal shoon.
