| Summary: | conkerbill n conkerbell/bill (To be pursued.) This will be re-written next summer. 1). Treat conker and bill separately in etymology. 2) See clinker in EDD. Most of the many variants record _bell_, 'that which hangs down'. Cockbill (of a bird) doesn't seem to exist. Icicles hanging from animals' noses and dung hanging from fleece or tails point back to farm usage, then ada pted to ice on houses: Animals are crucial to subsistence; icicles are amusing, magical, for idle talk and speculation. I don't suppose our _conk_ and OED _bill_ sb2 slender beak are relevant for origin? G Fanciful! G But both/all hang down - including snot Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not Used conkerbell, icicle, ice-candle Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 20 Jun 2016
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