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cockalane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cock-alane
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A satire or lampoon.

Obsolete

noun

A rambling or incoherent story, which passes from one subject to another (as from a cock to a bull).

Obsolete

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: coq-à-l'âne

Usage

Inflected Forms

cockalanes (plural)

Questions

What does cockalane mean?
A satire or lampoon.
Where does cockalane come from?
It is traced to French.

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