| 单词 | pot egg |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspot egg pot egg n. British an artificial egg, usually made of earthenware, used esp. to encourage a hen to lay; cf. nest-egg n. 1b. ΚΠ 1908 Daily News 10 Aug. 4/6 The keeper of an upland [golf] links is a poultry breeder as well, and he utilises the worst of the balls he finds as ‘pot eggs’ to test the ‘broody’ propensities of his hens. 2000 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 30 Sept. 33 Their highly-fancied ring special Herman hen [sc. a pigeon] raced home to her pot eggs. < as lemmas |
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