frozen zoo n.— «During her eight years of service, she has advanced from washing lab slides to keeping the computerized inventory of what is sometimes called the “frozen zoo.” That includes thousands of animal sperm and...
egg beater n.— «Most of the fruit is “wet harvested.” The bogs are flooded and special harvesting machines, affectionately called egg beaters, whisk up the water to release the berries, which are full of air pockets and so...
bird egg n.— «According to police reports, at about 10 am yesterday, police and a groundsman pulled out six boxes and several bags containing the firecrackers commonly known as “bird eggs” or “cherry bombs” from the school dumpster...
summer melt n.— «By late spring, millions of high-school seniors have mailed in deposits to confirm their college destinations. Some of these “confirmations,” however, will be broken. A student will be belatedly admitted to a...
egger n.— «Four years later spring is back, and with it, thankfully, the osprey, guarding her second clutch since the trauma. Back too, however, is that obsessive breed of predator known as the egg collector.…“Eggers”, as they call...
butter and eggs n.— «Participants in gambling pools are now using figures for daily butter and egg receipts in the Chicago market.» —“Bank’s Black Blotters Block Bold Bad Men” Chicago Tribune Nov. 19, 1933. (source:...