ab ovo
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of ab ovo
Literally, “from the egg”
Example Sentences
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Moreover, we have the advantage of tracing the growth of the iron manufacture ab ovo, for, as we have seen, before the industrial revolution it played a most insignificant part in English commerce.
From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson
They commence ab ovo, or, rather, before the egg.
From Custom and Myth by Andrew Lang
But meanwhile Europe had been flooded with literature on the subject, and the whole policy of fortification as well as its minutest details were discussed ab ovo.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
T. says it is no proof that Eels are bred in fresh water because they may be found in ponds having no connection with a river—the proof required is ab ovo.
From Essays in Natural History and Agriculture by Thomas Garnett
I resolved therefore to begin ab ovo, and giving quarter to no impertinence or absurdity by the way, to clear the ground completely, and leave a perfect rase campagne behind me.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
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