ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷- noun
Etymology: perhaps so called from the legendary sexual prowess of cocks and bulls
: a fabricated tale passed off as true especially in self-glorification
cock-and-bull stories about the big jobs he had held
ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷- noun
Etymology: perhaps so called from the legendary sexual prowess of cocks and bulls
: a fabricated tale passed off as true especially in self-glorification
cock-and-bull stories about the big jobs he had held
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012