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eggs of Columbus

eggs of Columbus is the plural of egg of Columbus.

Meaning of egg of Columbus

Noun

egg of Columbus (plural eggs of Columbus)

  1. A brilliant idea or discovery that seems simple after the fact.

Questions about eggs of Columbus

What is eggs of Columbus the plural of?
Eggs of Columbus is the plural of egg of Columbus.

Words near eggs of Columbus in the dictionary

  1. eggs in baskets
  2. eggs in moonshine
  3. eggs in one's beer
  4. eggs in the basket
  5. eggs Neptune
  6. eggs of Columbus
  7. eggs on
  8. eggs on horseback
  9. eggs rancheros
  10. eggs royale
  11. eggs Sardou

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