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Old Bill & Drum

Posted by PAUL MCMAD on January 12, 2000

I know what they both mean, Old Bill being an officer of the law, presumably from the London area, and drum being a house, presumably in the London area. However, I can't get any where in my quest for their origins.
Any ideas?

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