"cock egg" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cock eggs [plural]
Etymology: Since such an egg cannot hatch, they were traditionally believed to be laid by roosters, giving rise to the myth of the cockatrice. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cock egg (plural cock eggs)
  1. (archaic) A yolkless egg. Wikipedia link: cock egg Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-cock_egg-en-noun-Zq53pdql Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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