Load of Cobblers
Meaning
Something is rubbish or nonsense.
Origin
The origin is in rhyming slang for cobbler’s awl. An awl is a pointed tool for making holes in things; it is an essential part of a shoemaker’s (cobbler’s) kit. The rhyming linked cobbler”s awls with balls, i.e. slang for testicles. Cobblers then came to be used in the same way as balls. A load of old cobblers is an extension of the saying.