Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yolker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yolk-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An egg with the specified number of yolks.

Example Sentences

"One bird of the string, a black Orpington-White Leghorn cross, produced two giant-sized triple yolkers within a period of a few days. The outsize eggs were almost identical in size and shape, and together weighed 330 grams."
"Some ships came in with supplies the other day and among the supplies were fresh cold storage eggs. I had two sunny side up with bacon (both my eggs were double yolkers), the first real breakfast I've had since I left the states."

Etymology

From yolk + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: yolk

Inflected Forms

yolkers (plural)

Questions

What does yolker mean?: An egg with the specified number of yolks.
Where does yolker come from?: From yolk + -er.

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