"Another theory is that weasel is not referring to the animal, but to a spinner’s weasel. Yarn spun on a spinning wheel could be measured on a weasel, which featured a mechanism that would make a popping sound when the desired length had been reached. This interpretation may have been the inspiration for the textile version of the verse:"
"‘Pop! Goes the Weasel’: The Real Meaning..."
https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/nursery-rhymes/words-to-pop-goes-the-weasel
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