Definitions

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  • noun Scotland, obsolete A satire or lampoon.
  • noun Scotland, obsolete A rambling or incoherent story, which passes from one subject to another (as from a cock to a bull).

Etymologies

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From French coq-à-l'âne ("satire, incoherent story"). Compare cock-and-bull.

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  • Here's a word, about certain words.

    December 22, 2011