"egg-bound" meaning in All languages combined

See egg-bound on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-egg-bound.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: egg + bound Etymology templates: {{compound|en|egg|bound}} egg + bound Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} egg-bound (not comparable)
  1. (of a hen) Unable to pass an egg that has formed. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-egg-bound-en-adj-yG7MGjdc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. (UK, slang) Constipated. Tags: UK, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-egg-bound-en-adj-3CO5vRuB Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for egg-bound meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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