Yolk
[jəʊk] or [jok]
Definition
(noun.) nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg).
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Definition
(n.) The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus.
(n.) An oily secretion which naturally covers the wool of sheep.
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Definition
n. the yellow part of an egg: the vitellus of a seed: wool-oil.—adjs. Yolked having a yolk; Yolk′y like yolk.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
The legacy of the hen and the burden of its lay.
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Examples
- THE YOLK AND THE WHITE OF EGGS Are most effectually preserved for a long time by the addition of 1/2 to 1 ounce of the acid per 20 pounds of these substances. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- There, he finds Twemlow in his lodgings, fresh from the hands of a secret artist who has been doing something to his hair with yolks of eggs. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Typist: Rowland