单词 | a tale of a tub |
释义 | > as lemmasa tale of a tub ΚΠ 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 371/2 Consider the places & his wordes together, & ye shal find al his processe therin a fayre tale of a Tub. 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 576/1 Thys is a fayre tale of a tubbe tolde vs of hys electes. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ix. sig. Lv A tale of a tub, your tale no truthe auowth. 1631 F. Lenton Characterismi sig. F9v Oft-times hee goes but to the next Tauerne, and then very discreetly brings her home a tale of a Tubbe. 1708 O. Dykes Moral Reflexions Eng. Prov. 57 If one talks of Chalk, another will talk of Cheese still, or tell a Tale of a Tub. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 102 Having entertained the Fellow with a Tale of a Tub. < as lemmas |
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