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What does cock-and-bull story mean?

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cock-and-bul·l sto·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dancenoun

    an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse

Wiktionary

  1. cock-and-bull storynoun

    A far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity

  2. Etymology: Unknown - see discussion page

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  1. cock-and-bull story

    A cock-and-bull story is an implausible, fanciful or ludicrously exaggerated narrative or explanation that is presented as being true, often used as an excuse or to deceive or entertain people.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cock-and-bull story in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cock-and-bull story in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of cock-and-bull story in a Sentence

  1. Carl William Brown:

    Life is nothing but a cock and bull story, and one of the best of its kind.

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