egger

[ eg-er ]

/ ˈɛg ər /

noun

tent caterpillar.

Origin of egger

1695–1705; egg¹ + -er¹; the cocoon is egg-shaped

Words nearby egger

eggcorn, eggcrate, egg cream, eggcup, eggdrop soup, egger, egg foo yung, egghead, eggheaded, egg in your beer, eggler

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Example sentences from the Web for egger

Mrs. Egger and her comely young barefooted daughter had still the milking to attend to, and supper must wait for the other chores.
On Horseback|Charles Dudley Warner
But nothing of this sort occurs to the egger, who gathers and gathers until he has swept the rock bare.
Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2|Maria R. Audubon
Mr. Egger was far from being inhospitable, but was in no hurry, and never had been in a hurry.
On Horseback|Charles Dudley Warner
Egger, E.—Le papier dans l'antiquit et dans les temps modernes.
The Manufacture of Paper|Robert Walter Sindall

The man, without moving, allowed that it was Egger's, and that we could probably stay there.
On Horseback|Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for egger

egger

eggar

/ (ˈɛɡə) /

noun

any of various widely distributed moths of the family Lasiocampidae, such as Lasiocampa quercus (oak egger) of Europe, having brown bodies and wings

Word Origin for egger

C18: from egg 1, from the egg-shaped cocoon

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单词	egger
释义	egger [ eg-er ] / ˈɛg ər / noun tent caterpillar. Origin of egger 1695–1705; egg¹ + -er¹; the cocoon is egg-shaped Words nearby egger eggcorn, eggcrate, egg cream, eggcup, eggdrop soup, egger, egg foo yung, egghead, eggheaded, egg in your beer, eggler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for egger Mrs. Egger and her comely young barefooted daughter had still the milking to attend to, and supper must wait for the other chores. On Horseback\|Charles Dudley Warner But nothing of this sort occurs to the egger, who gathers and gathers until he has swept the rock bare. Audubon and his Journals, Vol. 2\|Maria R. Audubon Mr. Egger was far from being inhospitable, but was in no hurry, and never had been in a hurry. On Horseback\|Charles Dudley Warner Egger, E.—Le papier dans l'antiquit et dans les temps modernes. The Manufacture of Paper\|Robert Walter Sindall The man, without moving, allowed that it was Egger's, and that we could probably stay there. On Horseback\|Charles Dudley Warner British Dictionary definitions for egger egger eggar / (ˈɛɡə) / noun any of various widely distributed moths of the family Lasiocampidae, such as Lasiocampa quercus (oak egger) of Europe, having brown bodies and wings Word Origin for egger C18: from egg 1, from the egg-shaped cocoon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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