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单词 pipers' tales
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pipers' tales
b. In phrases, as a Canterbury Tale, old wives' tales, pipers' tales, travellers' tales, a tale of Robin Hood, tale of a roasted horse, tale of a tub (see tub n.1), etc.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > unintelligible language, gibberish > [noun] > instance of > rambling tale
tale of a tub1532
cock-and-bull story1670
blind story1699
peramble1824
shaggy dog story1937
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [noun] > of an exaggerated kind
a tale (also gest, song, etc.) of Robin Hoodc1400
tale of a tub1532
Canterbury tale or story?a1550
romanza1622
romance1638
onea1642
Robin Hood tale1653
cock-and-bull story1670
stretcher1674
whid1794
fish-story1819
snake story1826
screamer1831
twister1834
ráiméis1835
Munchausen1840
skyscraper1840
Munchausenism1848
cock1851
snake yarn1891
furphy1916
fanny1930
the old ackamarackus1933
windy1933
society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > types of narrative or story generally > [noun] > false or foolish
spellc888
triflea1250
truffc1430
tale of a roasted horse1532
fairy story1687
pipe story1890
fairy tale1896
pishogue1931
1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 576/1 Thys is a fayre tale of a tubbe tolde vs of hys electes.
?a1556 in H. Jenkyns Remains T. Cranmer (1833) II. 266 If we take it for a Canterbury tale, why do we not refuse it?
1575 G. Gascoigne Certayne Notes Instr. in Posies sig. T.iiiiv The verse that is to easie is like a tale of a rosted horse.
1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xlv. cv. 391 This is a tale indeed of Robinhood, Which to beleeue, might show my wits but weake.
a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. C2 Tush these are trifles and meere olde wiues tales.
1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 259 To interprete these to be eyther fables and Canterburie-tales, or true historicall narrations.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Cicogne Contes de la cicogne, idle histories; vaine relations; tales of a tub, or, of a rosted horse.
a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) iii. 170 Fained leasings and tales of Robin hood.
1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 102 Having entertained the Fellow with a Tale of a Tub.
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