单词 | game egg |
释义 | > as lemmasgame egg game egg n. an egg laid by a game bird or game fowl. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > wild or domestic birds > [noun] > game-bird > egg game egg1699 1699 S. Garth Dispensary iv. 44 Thus Boys hatch Game Eggs under Birds o'prey, To make the Fowl more furious for the Fray. 1746 W. Ellis Agric. Improv'd II. Aug. xiv. 104 The Cock proved a furious one, and won one or more Battles, which they partly imputed to the Owl's sitting on the Game-eggs. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 20 May 10/1 The attention of rural police and magistrates is almost monopolised by game egg charges. 1993 Food Prepar. & Cooking (2001) 258 Game eggs from such birds as the partridge and pheasant are also available from time to time. < as lemmas |
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