See c’est coton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"(XIXᵉ siècle) → voir être et coton. L’expression vient de la difficulté à produire un fil de qualité, en évitant les bourres, dans l’industrie cotonnière de la fin du XIXᵉ siècle."
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