whore's eggn.

Brit.

/ˈhɔːz ɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˈhɔrz ˌɛɡ/, Canadian English /ˈhɔrz ˌɛɡ/

Forms:

α. 1600s whores-egg, 1800s– whore's egg, 1900s– whores' egg, 1900s– whores'-egg.

β. 1800s ose egg, 1900s– cosy egg, 1900s– hose egg, 1900s– oar's egg, 1900s– ozy egg, 1900s– ozz egg.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, egg n.

Etymology: < a first element of uncertain origin (see below) + egg n. Compare slightly earlier sea-egg n.With the first element perhaps compare French oursin sea urchin (see oursin n.) or French hérisson (see hurcheon n.; 19th cent. or earlier in sense ‘sea urchin’). In α. forms showing a folk-etymological alteration after the genitive of whore n. Some of the β. forms show similar alterations after other words.

North American regional (chiefly New England and Newfoundland).

A sea urchin.In quot. 1674: the shell of a sea urchin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > subphylum Eleutherozoa > class Echinoidea > member of (sea-urchin)

echinusc1374

urchin fish1566

ruffe1591

sea-hedgehog1598

urchin1601

sea urchin1605

sea-bear1611

sea-chestnut1613

sea-thistle1661

sea-apple1666

sea-egg1666

button-fish1668

sea-button1668

urchin-worm1668

whore's egg1674

sea-shilling1713

echinite1750

echinid1835

pancake1843

echinoid1864

oursin1914

kina1960

1674 J. Josselyn Acct. Two Voy. 110 The Whore is a shell-fish, the shells are called whores-eggs, being fine round white shells, in shape like a Mexico pompion, but no bigger than a good large Hens-egg.

1832 W. D. Williamson Hist. Maine I. 168 The Sea-urchin [footnote: Erinaceus marinus, or whore's egg] resembles a chesnut burr, its back is covered with bony prickles.

1846 P. Tocque Wandering Thoughts 107 I observed the margin of the beach strewed with sea-urchins (Echinidae), usually called in Newfoundland, ose eggs.

1948 Z. N. Hurston Seraph on Suwanee 296 That damn whore's egg! Ruin you if only one spine gets into your hand.

2014 K. Winter Freedom Amer. Songs Stories i. 32 Whiffs of seaweed and whores'-egg scent blew uphill and caught her in the face.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whores egg
释义	whore's eggn. Brit. /ˈhɔːz ɛɡ/, U.S. /ˈhɔrz ˌɛɡ/, Canadian English /ˈhɔrz ˌɛɡ/ Forms: α. 1600s whores-egg, 1800s– whore's egg, 1900s– whores' egg, 1900s– whores'-egg. β. 1800s ose egg, 1900s– cosy egg, 1900s– hose egg, 1900s– oar's egg, 1900s– ozy egg, 1900s– ozz egg. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, egg n. Etymology: < a first element of uncertain origin (see below) + egg n. Compare slightly earlier sea-egg n.With the first element perhaps compare French oursin sea urchin (see oursin n.) or French hérisson (see hurcheon n.; 19th cent. or earlier in sense ‘sea urchin’). In α. forms showing a folk-etymological alteration after the genitive of whore n. Some of the β. forms show similar alterations after other words. North American regional (chiefly New England and Newfoundland). A sea urchin.In quot. 1674: the shell of a sea urchin. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Echinodermata > [noun] > subphylum Eleutherozoa > class Echinoidea > member of (sea-urchin) echinusc1374 urchin fish1566 ruffe1591 sea-hedgehog1598 urchin1601 sea urchin1605 sea-bear1611 sea-chestnut1613 sea-thistle1661 sea-apple1666 sea-egg1666 button-fish1668 sea-button1668 urchin-worm1668 whore's egg1674 sea-shilling1713 echinite1750 echinid1835 pancake1843 echinoid1864 oursin1914 kina1960 1674 J. Josselyn Acct. Two Voy. 110 The Whore is a shell-fish, the shells are called whores-eggs, being fine round white shells, in shape like a Mexico pompion, but no bigger than a good large Hens-egg. 1832 W. D. Williamson Hist. Maine I. 168 The Sea-urchin [footnote: Erinaceus marinus, or whore's egg] resembles a chesnut burr, its back is covered with bony prickles. 1846 P. Tocque Wandering Thoughts 107 I observed the margin of the beach strewed with sea-urchins (Echinidae), usually called in Newfoundland, ose eggs. 1948 Z. N. Hurston Seraph on Suwanee 296 That damn whore's egg! Ruin you if only one spine gets into your hand. 2014 K. Winter Freedom Amer. Songs Stories i. 32 Whiffs of seaweed and whores'-egg scent blew uphill and caught her in the face. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1674
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