"yolker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yolkers [plural]
Etymology: yolk + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|yolk|er|id2=measurement}} yolk + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} yolker (plural yolkers)
  1. (in combination) An egg with the specified number of yolks. Tags: in-compounds

Inflected forms

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