Eggling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛɡ.l̩.ɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eggling is a noun meaning A small, miniature, undersized, or underdeveloped egg.
Meaning
A small, miniature, undersized, or underdeveloped egg.
More Meanings
- (archaic) The sale of eggs; the trade of an eggler.
Example Sentences
But now the little Other eggling was making loud peeping sounds. It was hungry.
The death of Dobbin of old age had put an end to his master's eggling, for he had no capital with which to buy another horse.
"Ode X" in 1834, Charles L. S. Jones, American Lyrics One Lovling scarcely's fledg'd. One, yet, An eggling still remains; A third, from forth the broken shell, In chirping notes, complains.
No eggler will allow eggs to be contaminated, because he wants to sell at the best price he can get […] If the House says it is, then in my opinion the majority of those people must get out of eggling […]
Word Forms
- egglings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include egge, ettling, addling, oomancy, addlings, eitch.
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