mountain oyster
noun
the testis of a calf, sheep, pig, etc., used as food.
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earnest
Also called Rocky Mountain oyster.
Compare prairie oyster.
Origin of mountain oyster
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Words nearby mountain oyster
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