Ancient egg
noun
see hundred-year egg
historical examples
if you can procure an ancient egg you have the tidbit for any varmint that may hit your track.
steel traps a. r. (arthur robert) harding
a more dazed irishman than he never threw an ancient egg or a defunct cat at an alleged celtic comedian with green whiskers.
cappy ricks retires peter b. kyne
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