cock egg

noun

A yolkless egg.

Meanings

nouncock egg (plural cock eggs)

plural cock eggs · alternative cock's egg · alternative cock-egg

  1. archaicA yolkless egg.

Origin

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

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APA

cock egg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cock%20egg

MLA

“cock egg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cock%20egg. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cock egg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cock%20egg.

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