goose egg

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noun Informal.

the numeral zero, often used to indicate the failure of a team to score in a game or unit of a game: a pitchers' duel, with nothing but goose eggs on the scoreboard.

a lump raised by a blow, especially on the head.

Origin of goose egg

1350–1400; 1885–90, Americanism,for def. 1; Middle English: the egg of a goose

Words nearby goose egg

gooseberry, gooseberry bush, gooseberry stone, goose bumps, Goose Creek, goose egg, goosefish, gooseflesh, goosefoot, goosefoot family, goosegog

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Example sentences from the Web for goose egg

On good rich soil, the average size may be that of a goose-egg, which it resembles in form.
Soil Culture|J. H. Walden
"Goose-egg" on one side matched "goose-egg" on the other until the end of the fifth inning, when the engineer knocked a home-run.
A Knight of the Cumberland|John Fox Jr.
It was swollen shut, puffed out to the size of a goose-egg, and blue as indigo.
The Young Forester|Zane Grey
The Nome King thought it over and finally consented, for he did not want to be a goose-egg.
Ozma of Oz|L. Frank Baum

In some places almost all the pebbles were as large as a goose-egg, in others none of them exceeded the size of a hazel nut.
Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea|John Franklin

Idioms and Phrases with goose egg

goose egg

Zero, nothing, especially a score of zero. For example, Our team did badly, earning goose egg, or My income from writing this year was goose egg. This expression is an Americanization of the earlier British duck's egg. [Mid-1800s]

单词	goose egg
释义	goose egg SEE SYNONYMS FOR goose egg ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. the numeral zero, often used to indicate the failure of a team to score in a game or unit of a game: a pitchers' duel, with nothing but goose eggs on the scoreboard. a lump raised by a blow, especially on the head. Origin of goose egg 1350–1400; 1885–90, Americanism,for def. 1; Middle English: the egg of a goose Words nearby goose egg gooseberry, gooseberry bush, gooseberry stone, goose bumps, Goose Creek, goose egg, goosefish, gooseflesh, goosefoot, goosefoot family, goosegog Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for goose egg On good rich soil, the average size may be that of a goose-egg, which it resembles in form. Soil Culture\|J. H. Walden "Goose-egg" on one side matched "goose-egg" on the other until the end of the fifth inning, when the engineer knocked a home-run. A Knight of the Cumberland\|John Fox Jr. It was swollen shut, puffed out to the size of a goose-egg, and blue as indigo. The Young Forester\|Zane Grey The Nome King thought it over and finally consented, for he did not want to be a goose-egg. Ozma of Oz\|L. Frank Baum In some places almost all the pebbles were as large as a goose-egg, in others none of them exceeded the size of a hazel nut. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea\|John Franklin Idioms and Phrases with goose egg goose egg Zero, nothing, especially a score of zero. For example, Our team did badly, earning goose egg, or My income from writing this year was goose egg. This expression is an Americanization of the earlier British duck's egg. [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to goose egg nobody, nonentity, zip, nothingness, blank, zero, naught, void, nada, nought, diddly-squat, nullity, scratch, nihility, extinction, nonexistence, trifle, diddly, nix, cipher
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goose egg

noun Informal.

Origin of goose egg

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