In Britain in the mid 1800’s the average person went to the pawn shop 30 times a year. The song ‘Pop goes the weasel’ is about pawning in a pawn shop. The term ‘pop’ means pawning.
(The Great Courses – Victorian Britain)
In Britain in the mid 1800’s the average person went to the pawn shop 30 times a year. The song ‘Pop goes the weasel’ is about pawning in a pawn shop. The term ‘pop’ means pawning.
(The Great Courses – Victorian Britain)