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Representative English Comedies, v. 1. From the beginnings to Shakespeare

Note 571 — ROISTER DOISTER BY NICHOLAS UDALL (continued 2)

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Jocose formation; probably a "collock," a (kitchen) pail (North-Engl. acc. to Halliwell). A large pail generally with an erect handle in Yorks, Lancash., etc. (Wright, Dial. Dict.). Cf. Heywood, Prov. 2, ch. 7, "give you a recumbentibus." If this fine Latin ending was a school-joke it would be of chronological importance.

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