When a cock and a bull make history
I was wondering the other day what would be the origin of the expression "cock and bull story". I checked the Online Etymological Dictionary, which is supposed to compile entries from all known etymological lexicons, but I was disappointed with the harvest:
"Cock-and-bull is first recorded 1620s, perhaps an allusion to Aesop's fables, with their incredib…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Biblonia to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.