egger

[ eg-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

egger

/ ˈɛɡə /

any of various widely distributed moths of the family Lasiocampidae, such as Lasiocampa quercus ( oak egger ) of Europe, having brown bodies and wings

Origin of egger¹

1695–1705; egg ¹ + -er ¹; the cocoon is egg-shaped

Origin of egger¹

C18: from egg ¹, from the egg-shaped cocoon

But nothing of this sort occurs to the egger, who gathers and gathers until he has swept the rock bare.

Egger, E.—Le papier dans l'antiquit et dans les temps modernes.

Egger was the thriving man of the region, and lived in style in a big brick house.

The man, without moving, allowed that it was Egger's, and that we could probably stay there.

He said he had given the egg question years of study, and that he could tell a good egger when he saw one.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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