Can"ter*bur*y (?), n.
1. A city in England, giving its name
various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury
(primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas
à Becket, to which pilgrimages were formerly
made.
2. A stand with divisions in it for
holding music, loose papers, etc.
Canterbury ball (Bot.), a species
of Campanula of several varieties, cultivated for its
handsome bell-shaped flowers. -- Canterbury
gallop, a gentle gallop such as was used by
pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter. --
Canterbury tale, one of the tales which
Chaucer puts into the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury.
Hence, any tale told by travelers to pass away the time.