cock-and-bull
1cock-and-bull — cockˈ and bullˈ adjective (of a story) fabricated and incredible • • • Main Entry: ↑cock …
2Cock and Bull — This article is about the book. For the 2006 film, see A Cock and Bull Story. For the expression, see Coaching inn#Cock and Bull. Cock and Bull   …
3cock and bull — [B] nonsense, bull, BS [B] Don t believe that cock and bull story about Bigfoot …
4cock and bull — adj. Cock and bull is used with these nouns: ↑story …
5Cock and bull — untrue ( cock and bull story ) …
6cock and bull — Australian Slang untrue ( cock and bull story ) …
7cock and bull story — UK US noun [countable] [singular cock and bull story plural cock and bull stories] informal a story that is silly and difficult to believe Thesaurus: types of story or play …
8cock-and-bull story — {n. phr.} An exaggerated or unbelievable story. * / Stop feeding me such cock and bull stories, the detective said to the suspect./ …
9cock-and-bull story — {n. phr.} An exaggerated or unbelievable story. * / Stop feeding me such cock and bull stories, the detective said to the suspect./ …
10Cock and bull story — Cock Cock (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.] 1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. [1913 Webster] 2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.… …