English Explanatory Dictionary

eggling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The sale of eggs; the trade of an eggler.
noun
  1. A small, miniature, undersized, or underdeveloped egg.

Pronunciation

/ɛɡ.l̩.ɪŋ/ /ɛɡ.lɪŋ/

Word forms

eggling egglings

Etymology

Presumably from *eggle (“to sell eggs”) + -ing. Compare eggler (“seller of eggs”).

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