COCK-AND-BULL STORY

Meaning of COCK-AND-BULL STORY in English

/kok"euhn bool"/

an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story.

[ 1600-10; prob. with orig. reference to some fable in which a cock and bull figure ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

COCK-AND-BULL STORY — noun Date: 1778 an incredible story told as true
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷- noun Etymology: perhaps so called from the legendary sexual prowess of cocks and bulls : a fabricated tale passed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — n. made-up story, lie, tall tale
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — noun Date: 1778 : an incredible story told as true
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — Pronunciation: ' kä-k ə n- ' bu ̇ l- Function: noun Date: 1778 : an incredible story told as true
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COCK AND BULL STORY — ■ noun informal a ridiculous and implausible story.
Concise Oxford English vocab
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — [cock-and-bull story] n (1795): an incredible story told as true
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COCK AND BULL STORY — noun a story that is unlikely to be true but is used as an explanation or excuse
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — ( cock-and-bull stories) If you describe something that someone tells you as a cock-and-bull story , you mean that you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — (cock-and-bull stories) If you describe something that someone tells you as a ~, you mean that you do not believe …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — {n. phr.} An exaggerated or unbelievable story. * /"Stop feeding me such cock-and-bull stories," the detective said to the suspect./
Slang English vocab
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — Function: noun Synonyms: LIE , ||bouncer, canard, falsehood, falsity, fib, misrepresentation, prevarication, story, untruth
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — Absurd story, exaggerated tale, canard.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — noun Synonyms: lie , ||bouncer, canard, falsehood, falsity, fib, misrepresentation, prevarication, story, untruth
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — {n. phr.} An exaggerated or unbelievable story. * /"Stop feeding me such cock-and-bull stories," the detective said to the suspect./
Словарь английских идиом
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — n. phr. An exaggerated or unbelievable story. "Stop feeding me such cock-and-bull stories," the detective said to the suspect.
American Idioms English vocabulary
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — надуманная, неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица Syn : farfetched story, improbable story, implausible story небылица
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — надуманная, неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица Syn:farfetched story, improbable story, implausible story
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — надуманная, неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица Syn: farfetched story , improbable story , implausible story
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — надуманная, неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица Syn: farfetched story, improbable story, implausible story
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — неправдоподобная история; небылицы
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — неправдоподобная история; небылицы
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COCK AND BULL STORY — Невероятный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — чушь; ерунда; околесица; «бабушкины сказки»; туфта; «клюква»; «лапша»
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
COCK-AND-BULL STORY — надуманная, неправдоподобная история; выдумка, небылица Syn : farfetched story, improbable story, implausible story небылица
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
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
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
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 …
Webster English vocab
STORY — [sto.ry] n, pl stories [ME storie, fr. OF estorie, fr. L historia--more at history] (13c) 1 archaic: history 1, 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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
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

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

← COCKAMAMIE COCKAPOO→