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Banbury story of a cock and a bull

English

Noun

Banbury story of a cock and a bull ‎(plural Banbury stories of a cock and a bull)

(idiomatic, obsolete, slang) A roundabout, nonsensical story.
- 2003, Connie Lane, The Viscount's Bawdy Bargain, page 56:
  Nor was she uncaring, mean-spirited or likely to go about spreading a Banbury story of a cock and a bull.

Synonyms

Banbury tale

See also

cock-and-bull story

Translations

roundabout, nonsensical story

Catalan: una història sense cap ni peus (a story without head or feet)
German: eine Geschichte (de) ohne (de) Hand und Fuß (a story without hand and feet)
Portuguese: história sem pé nem cabeça f (a story without feet or head)

Russian: ска́зка про белого бычка (ru) ‎(skázka pro belovo byčka) (tale of the white bull), бред си́вой кобы́лы (ru) ‎(bred sívoj kobýly) (rave of the grey mare)
Spanish: una historia sin pies ni cabeza (a story without feet or head)