goose-eggn.

Forms: (Pural †geese-eggs.)

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgoose-egg.

The egg of a goose; hence U.S. in scoring at athletic contests, the zero or ‘0’ showing a miss or inability to score. (Cf. duck's egg n.)

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the world > animals > birds > egg > [noun] > type of

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pigeon's egg1651

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c1394 P. Pl. Crede 225 His chyn wiþ a chol lollede As greet as a gos eye.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. lxxxiii. 1347 Goos eiren [1495 de Worde Geys egges] beþ grete, and harde to defyen.

1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xviii. xxxiii. sig. cciij/1 Cocodrillus..layeth eggys in þ^e londe that ben gretter than goos eggys.

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 164 Of Goose Egs,..neuer sette vnder a Henne aboue fiue.

1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 30 One Mother Huggin..got all the goose-eggs, hen-eggs, and duck-eggs she could.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 294 It..grows to the size of a goose-egg.

1867 H. Chadwick Scrapbooks XI The Buckeyes in this innings were treated to a goose-egg.

1878 C. Hallock Amer. Club List & Sportsman's Gloss. p. v Goose-egg, a miss, so-called, in rifle-shooting at a range.

1886 N.Y. Times July The New York players presented the Boston men with nine unpalatable goose eggs in their [baseball] contest on the Polo Grounds yesterday.

1931 Amer. Speech 7 22 Goose egg usually means ‘no tip’.

Compounds

goose-egg moth n. Cilix compressa.

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1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 254.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	goose-egg
释义	goose-eggn. Forms: (Pural †geese-eggs.) Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgoose-egg. The egg of a goose; hence U.S. in scoring at athletic contests, the zero or ‘0’ showing a miss or inability to score. (Cf. duck's egg n.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > egg > [noun] > type of addle eggc1275 goose-eggc1394 wind-egg1398 pigeon's egg1651 society > leisure > sport > winning, losing, or scoring > [noun] > gaining points > score > unit in > specific goose-eggc1394 love1742 seven1807 blank1867 maximum1986 c1394 P. Pl. Crede 225 His chyn wiþ a chol lollede As greet as a gos eye. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. lxxxiii. 1347 Goos eiren [1495 de Worde Geys egges] beþ grete, and harde to defyen. 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xviii. xxxiii. sig. cciij/1 Cocodrillus..layeth eggys in þ^e londe that ben gretter than goos eggys. 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry iv. f. 164 Of Goose Egs,..neuer sette vnder a Henne aboue fiue. 1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 30 One Mother Huggin..got all the goose-eggs, hen-eggs, and duck-eggs she could. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 294 It..grows to the size of a goose-egg. 1867 H. Chadwick Scrapbooks XI The Buckeyes in this innings were treated to a goose-egg. 1878 C. Hallock Amer. Club List & Sportsman's Gloss. p. v Goose-egg, a miss, so-called, in rifle-shooting at a range. 1886 N.Y. Times July The New York players presented the Boston men with nine unpalatable goose eggs in their [baseball] contest on the Polo Grounds yesterday. 1931 Amer. Speech 7 22 Goose egg usually means ‘no tip’. Compounds goose-egg moth n. Cilix compressa. ΚΠ 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 254. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.c1394
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