BANBURY CROSS


Meaning of BANBURY CROSS in English

Ban ‧ bu ‧ ry Cross /ˌbænb ə ri ˈkrɒs $ -beri ˈkrɔːs/ BrE AmE

a stone cross in the small English town of Banbury, near Oxford, which is mentioned in a popular British ↑ nursery rhyme (=old song or poem for young children) :

Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.