Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cock egg

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: cock- egg
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yolkless egg.

Archaic

Etymology

From previous superstition that they were laid from roosters' cloacas.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

cock eggs (plural) cock's egg (alternative) cock-egg (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

cockatrice

Questions

What does cock egg mean?: A yolkless egg.
Where does cock egg come from?: From previous superstition that they were laid from roosters' cloacas.

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