egg-bound

British  

adjective

1. describing egg-bearing animals and birds that have difficulty passing their eggs

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Example Sentences

Some stood apparently egg-bound, others hurried away, doubtless to procure assistance.

From Berry And Co. by Yates, Dornford

Young hens are often affected by becoming egg-bound; that is; they are unable to force the passage of the egg from the ovary to the nest.

From Profitable Squab Breeding by Dare, Carl

If she is egg-bound, the egg can be felt.

From Profitable Squab Breeding by Dare, Carl

I'll do my best, for you've worked well on the whole, and I shan't forget that Orpington hen you saved when she was egg-bound.

From Joanna Godden by Kaye-Smith, Sheila