■ noun
1》 a fictitious or true story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.
↘a lie.
2》 archaic a number or total.
Phrases
a ~ of a tub archaic an apocryphal story.
Origin
OE talu 'telling, something told', of Gmc origin.
■ noun
1》 a fictitious or true story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.
↘a lie.
2》 archaic a number or total.
Phrases
a ~ of a tub archaic an apocryphal story.
Origin
OE talu 'telling, something told', of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004