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traveller's tale

traveller's tale noun: an account that cannot be believed; a tall story; a whopper.

Noun

traveller's tale (plural traveller's tales)

  1. An account that cannot be believed; a tall story; a whopper.

Forms of traveller's tale

pluraltraveller's tales
alternative formtraveler's tale

Questions about traveller's tale

What does traveller's tale mean?
Traveller's tale means an account that cannot be believed; a tall story; a whopper.
What part of speech is traveller's tale?
Traveller's tale is a noun.
What is the plural of traveller's tale?
The plural of traveller's tale is traveller's tales.

Words near traveller's tale in the dictionary

  1. traveller's cheques
  2. traveller's diarrhoea
  3. traveller's joy
  4. traveller's palm
  5. traveller's palms
  6. traveller's tale
  7. traveller's tales
  8. traveller's tree
  9. traveller's trees
  10. travelleress
  11. travelleresses

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