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cockalane

cockalane noun: a satire or lampoon.

Noun

cockalane (plural cockalanes)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) A satire or lampoon.
  2. (Scotland, obsolete) A rambling or incoherent story, which passes from one subject to another (as from a cock to a bull).

Forms of cockalane

pluralcockalanes

Origin of cockalane

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

Questions about cockalane

What does cockalane mean?
Cockalane means a satire or lampoon.
What part of speech is cockalane?
Cockalane is a noun.
What is the plural of cockalane?
The plural of cockalane is cockalanes.

Words near cockalane in the dictionary

  1. cockaholic
  2. cockaholics
  3. cockahoop
  4. Cockaigne
  5. cockal
  6. cockalane
  7. cockalanes
  8. cockale
  9. cockaleekie
  10. cockales
  11. cockalorum

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