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cock egg

cock egg noun: a yolkless egg.

Noun

cock egg (plural cock eggs)

  1. (archaic) A yolkless egg.

Forms of cock egg

pluralcock eggs
alternative formcock's egg
alternative formcock-egg

Origin of cock egg

From previous superstition that they were laid from roosters' cloacas.

Questions about cock egg

What does cock egg mean?
Cock egg means a yolkless egg.
What part of speech is cock egg?
Cock egg is a noun.
What is the plural of cock egg?
The plural of cock egg is cock eggs.

Words near cock egg in the dictionary

  1. cock blocks
  2. cock cage
  3. cock cages
  4. cock cheese
  5. cock cheeses
  6. cock egg
  7. cock eggs
  8. cock eye
  9. cock eyes
  10. cock feather
  11. cock feathers

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