Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cock and bull

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
cock- and bull
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

cock and bulls (plural) cock-and-bull (alternative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does cock and bull mean?
Synonym of cock-and-bull story.

How to pronounce cock and bull

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