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egg

Meaning of “egg”

A body produced by a bird or other creature that contains or nourishes developing young.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
2 occurrences2 verses2 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 6:6

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Every verse containing “egg”

KJV PCE
Job 6:6
Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 6:6 · retained source text

Can that which is vnsauery, bee eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egge?

Luke 11:12
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Luke 11:12 · retained source text

Or if he shall aske an egge, will he offer him a scorpion?

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A body formed in female birds and certain other animals, containing the substance from which the young is produced.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 655