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Banbury story of a cock and a bull noun

  /ˈbænb(ə)ɹi ˈstɔːɹi əv ə ˈkɑk ənd ə ˈbʊl/ , /ˈbænbɹi ˈstɔːɹi əv ə ˈkɒk ənd ə ˈbʊl/
  • (idiomatic, obsolete, slang, Britain) A roundabout, nonsensical story. [from about late 17th c. to early 19th c.]
 une histoire sans queue ni tête
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