Meanings
plural day-olds
- Any animal that is one day old.
- A perishable product that is a day old, and may be sold more cheaply as a result.
The older woman waddled over and squeezed into a booth opposite the counter while the young one stood and ordered a big box of day-olds and two quarts of hot chocolate.
2011, Donald Ray Pollock, Bactine / Giganthomachy / Pills1 more example
Instead of trying to make her crowds quit throwing things, Audra had simply distributed items it would be okay for them to throw: day-old corn tortillas. A big bag of day-olds cost only a couple of bucks […]
2007, W. Glasgow Phillips, The Royal Nonesuch, page 353
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot fresh today
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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