Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An absurd or highly improbable tale passed off as being true.
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- noun idiomatic A
far-fetched andfanciful story ortale of highlydubious validity
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treeseed commented on the word cock-and-bull story
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
noun
Date: 1778
: an incredible story told as true
January 30, 2008
gangerh commented on the word cock-and-bull story
hence 'a load of cock'
January 30, 2008
gangerh commented on the word cock-and-bull story
and maybe 'bullshit'?
January 30, 2008