cock egg

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Since such an egg cannot hatch, they were traditionally believed to be laid by roosters, giving rise to the myth of the cockatrice.

Noun[edit]

cock egg (plural cock eggs)

  1. (archaic) A yolkless egg.
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