cock-and-bull
51bull — bull1 [bul] n ↑hoof, ↑horn ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(male cow)¦ 2¦(male animal)¦ 3 take the bull by the horns 4¦(nonsense)¦ 5 like a bull in a china shop 6 like a bull at a gate 7¦(religion)¦ 8¦(centre)¦ 9¦(busine …
52cock — n British 1. a term of address (for men). It proba bly derives from cock sparrow , or from the image of a brave fighting cock. Typi cally, the word is used in an affectionate, bantering way in expressions such as the dated cockney wotcher cock!… …
53cock — [kɒk] noun [C] I a male bird, especially a male chicken • cock and bull story a story that is silly and difficult to believe[/ex] II verb [T] cock [kɒk] to raise a part of your body, or to move it to one side • cock sth up …
54Cock Robin — This article is about the nursery rhyme. For the musical group, see Cock Robin (band). For other uses, see Who Killed Cock Robin? (disambiguation). Who Killed Cock Robin Roud #494 …
55Ball cock — 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.… …
56Chaparral cock — 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.… …
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58Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival — The Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival takes place in June in Middlewich, Cheshire, England. The festival builds on the towns industrial heritage in which canal boats were used to move coal and other raw materials in the town for the production of …
59Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival — Eliza Carthy and the ratcatchers. Photo (c) Penny Vincent/Tony Jones (2005) The Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival takes place in June in Middlewich, Cheshire, England. The festival builds on the towns industrial heritage in which canal boats were …
60Dr. Mukti and Other Tales of Woe —   …
