Boyden meal

[ boid′n ]

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A meal consisting of three or four egg yolks, beaten up in milk and sweetened, used to test the evacuation time of the gallbladder.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Yet we keep doing the cleanses, buying the meal replacement bars, and joining Weight Watchers.
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Like any exciting meal, Food will leave you smiling and satisfied.
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In the mid-afternoon, Ramos and Liu were parked on Tomkins Avenue on a meal break.
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What better way to bring up a serious issue without commandeering the meal?
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He refused to dine with people, because he did not like being agitated during meal times.
The Death of the English Eccentric|Tom Sykes|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Individual samples may be slightly alkaline, especially after a full meal.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Following the boys, Baptiste entered by the kitchen door to encounter the mother and three daughters preparing the meal.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
She smiled a smile after this that was one of satisfaction, and at that moment her sisters called that the meal was ready.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
In my house there has never been sufficient food for a solid meal, and I have not land enough even for an insect to rest upon.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
He was still at breakfast, and advancing slowly in the meal, like a gentleman whose breakfast was his greatest care in life.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various