egg

noun1 of 2

hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born

• “The thing is that I need one pack of eggs.”Tatoeba
• “The thing is that I need one box of eggs.”Tatoeba

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verb2 of 2

To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.