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egger

[ eg-er ]

egger

/ ˈɛɡə /

noun

  1. any of various widely distributed moths of the family Lasiocampidae, such as Lasiocampa quercus ( oak egger ) of Europe, having brown bodies and wings
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of egger1

1695–1705; egg 1 + -er 1; the cocoon is egg-shaped
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of egger1

C18: from egg 1, from the egg-shaped cocoon
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Example Sentences

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday took the side of the egger, telling reporters: “The full force of the law should be applied to Sen. Anning.”

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Egging season would begin each year in mid-May with the eggers stomping on all existing Murre eggs, thereby ensuring the ones they gathered were freshly laid.

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Looking at the flock, Ms. Saye pointed out a bantam Easter egger, a breed that lays blue eggs, and the black copper marans, a breed that is appreciated especially by French chefs for their eggs.

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After crushing a “steak and egger” sandwich and frying an ostrich egg on his tank with the Epic Meal Time gang last week, Arnold Schwarzenegger is now going to crush things with his tank.

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The man and the boat are two of the chief obstacles in the way of the poachers, the plume-hunters, and eggers, who always threaten these bird sanctuaries.

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