BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL

Meaning of BANBURY STORY OF A COCK AND A BULL in English

A roundabout, nonsensical story.

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AND — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a correlation exists between sth and sth ▪ A strong correlation exists between social class …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BANBURY — County: Oxfordshire Post Code: OX16
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
STORY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) detective story horror story mystery story short story {{link=Story Joseph">Story Joseph
Английский словарь Британика
BULL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) bull market Bull Moose Party bull terrier Bull John Bull Ole Bornemann bull roarer …
Английский словарь Британика
STORY — I. ˈstōrē, ˈstȯrē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COCK — I. ˈkäk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cok, from Old English cocc; probably akin to obsolete Dutch cocke …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL — I. ˈbu̇l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old English bulluc young …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BANBURY — ˈbanˌberē-, -_bərē trademark — used for any of various mechanical mixers for processing rubber, plastic, and other compositions
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULL — (v. t.) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull …
Английский словарь Webster
BULL — ( v. t. ) To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull railroad bonds; to bull stocks; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STORY — story 1 — storyless , adj. /stawr"ee, stohr"ee/ , n. , pl. stories , v. , storied, storying . n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COCK — cock 1 — cocklike , adj. /kok/ , n. 1. a male chicken; rooster. 2. the male of any bird, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — bull 1 — bull-like , adj. /bool/ , n. 1. the male of a bovine animal, esp. of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BANBURY — /ban"ber'ee, -beuh ree, -bree, bam"-/ , n. a town in N Oxfordshire, in S England. 29,216.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BULL — adj. big and strong like a bull; male; of or pertaining a bull, that resembles a bull; having to do …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BANBURY — n. town in southern England
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COCK — I. ˈkäk noun Etymology: Middle English cok, from Old English cocc, of imitative origin Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BULL — I. ˈbu̇l, ˈbəl noun Etymology: Middle English bule, from Old English bula; akin to Old Norse boli bull Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STORY — noun a euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story. 2. story ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
COCK — noun a small boat. 2. cock ·noun a faucet or valve. 3. cock ·noun the indicator of a balance. 4. …
Webster English vocab
BULL — vi a seal. ·see bulla. 2. bull ·noun taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac. 3. bull …
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STORY — [sto.ry] n, pl stories [ME storie, fr. OF estorie, fr. L historia--more at history] (13c) 1 archaic: history 1, 3 …
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COCK — [cock] n [ME cok, fr. OE cocc, of imit. origin] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the adult male of the domestic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BANBURY — town, Cherwell district, administrative and historic county of Oxfordshire, England. It lies along the River Cherwell. For centuries Banbury was …
Britannica English vocabulary
BANBURY — Banbury BrE AmE ˈbæn b ə r‿i ⇨ˈbæm- AmE \ -ˌber i ▶ ˌ Banbury ˈ Cross BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STORY — / ˈstɔːri; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. story (about / of sth/sb) a description of events and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COCK — / kɒk; NAmE kɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( BrE ) (also roost·er NAmE , BrE ) [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BULL — / bʊl; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] the male of any animal in the cow family : a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORY — I. sto ‧ rey BrE AmE British English , story American English /ˈstɔːri/ noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COCK — I. cock 1 /kɒk $ kɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cocc 'male chicken' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BULL — I. bull 1 /bʊl/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-3, 5-6, 8-9: Language: Old English ; Origin: bula ] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COCK — n. & v. --n. 1 a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BULL — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STORY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past course …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COCK — n. & v. n. 1 a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BULL — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STORY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale, or anecdote. 2 the past …
Oxford English vocab
COCK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, …
Oxford English vocab
BULL — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a an uncastrated male bovine animal. b a male of the whale, elephant, …
Oxford English vocab
STORY — ( stories) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A story is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COCK — ( cocks, cocking, cocked) 1. A cock is an adult male chicken. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, use rooster ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BULL — ( bulls) 1. A bull is a male animal of the cow family. N-COUNT 2. Some other male animals, including …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STORY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cover story (= the main story on the front of a newspaper or magazine …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BULL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bull bars ▪ bullbarred vehicles bull market bull pen bull session ▪ an all-night …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STORY — (DESCRIPTION) [noun] [C] - a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events and, often, the characters …
Cambridge English vocab
BULL — n. bull market Bull Moose Party Bull Run Battles of bull terrier Bull John Bull Ole Bornemann bull roarer Golden …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STORY — Synonyms and related words : Clio, Muse of history, account, action, adventures, alibi, allegation, allegory, anagnorisis, anecdotage, anecdote, angle, annals, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BULL — A blunder; from one Obadiah Bull, a blundering lawyer of London, who lived in the reign of Henery VII. by …
Slang English vocab
STORY — See ↑ NEWS 3, ↑ STORY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ (a) likely story • ↑ funny story • ↑ hard-luck …
Longman Activator English vocab
STORY — INDEX: 1. a story 2. stories that are intended to teach people something 3. someone in a story 4. the …
Longman Activator English vocab
STORY — n. 25B6; noun an adventure story : TALE, narrative, account, anecdote; informal yarn, spiel. See list. the novel has a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BANBURY — a town in the county of Oxfordshire , England, once famous for its cakes. There is a stone cross in …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
STORY — n. 1 narrative, tale, recounting, anecdote, yarn; account, recital, chronicle, record, history; legend, myth, fairy tale or story, romance, gest …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
STORY — I сущ. 1) повесть, рассказ, история; предание; сказка to carry, circulate, print, run a story ≈ распространять, печатать, публиковать рассказ, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COCK — I 1. сущ. 1) а) петух; самец (любой птицы); перен. отчаянный драчун, забияка cock of the wood fighting cock cock …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BULL — I 1. сущ. 1) бык; буйвол; тж. самец кита, слона, аллигатора и др. крупных животных A bull is to be …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BANBURY — бенбери
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BANBURY — Банбери (город в Англии, некогда центр пуританства) - * man пуританин, ханжа > * tarts пирожные с яблоками и изюмом …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STORY — story.ogg _I ʹstɔ:rı n 1. повесть; рассказ short story - рассказ, новелла good /funny/ story - анекдот blue off-colour story …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COCK — cock.ogg _I 1. kɒk n 1. петух fighting cock - а) бойцовый петух; б) см. 5 2. самец ( преим. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BULL — bull.ogg _I 1. bʋl n 1. 1> бык 2> зоол. буйвол ( Bubalus ) 2. самец крупного животного ( кита, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BANBURY — n Банбери ( город в Англии, некогда центр пуританства ) Banbury man - пуританин, ханжа Banbury tarts - пирожные с …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COCK — 1) кран ( напр. водопроводный ) ; краник; вентиль 2) запускать механизм 3) взводить поглощающий стержень ( ядерного реактора ) …
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