Pronounced: HIDE-bownd, adj
Notes: I knew one of the two meanings, but not the other
Yesterday’s phrase
The phrase Canterbury tale means “a tale that is long, tedious, or absurdly implausible”
First usage
Our phrase came into English in the late 1500s
Background / Comments
Our phrase was taken, as you no doubt know, from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, published around 1400.
