Note 3 — Chapter XIV · THE HISTORY OF THE BARNACLE AND THE GOOSE
Reading edition
Probably it means "a silly story told by a cock to a bull!" as suggested by the French word coq-à-l'âne, which means a story told or fit to be told by a cock to an ass!
Reading edition
Probably it means "a silly story told by a cock to a bull!" as suggested by the French word coq-à-l'âne, which means a story told or fit to be told by a cock to an ass!