English Explanatory Dictionary

cock egg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A yolkless egg.

Word forms

cock egg cock eggs

Etymology

Since such an egg cannot hatch, they were traditionally believed to be laid by roosters, giving rise to the myth of the cockatrice.

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