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Meanings of hen's egg in английском

An egg laid by a hen.

Usage of hen's egg in английском
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The King wore one in his crown the size of a hen's egg.
Adventures in Southern Seas: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
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It stood out of his head the size of half a hen's egg.
Typhoon
3
It was about half the size of a very small hen's egg, and
McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader
4
These spoonfuls should form little balls about the size of a hen's egg.
Simple Italian Cookery
5
A bit of alum half as big as a hen's egg is sufficient.
The American Frugal Housewife
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When brown owls hoot their throats swell as big as an hen's egg.
The Natural History of Selborne
7
Jack told me it was quite as big as a good-sized hen's egg.
The Albert Gate Mystery / Being Further Adventures of Reginald B...
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I remember it was a smallish stone about the size of a hen's egg.
The Light in the Clearing: A Tale of the North Country in the Ti...
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Not so much as a hen's egg was taken unlawfully.
History of the United Netherlands, 1594
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The bump on the side of his head was the size of a hen's egg.
Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance
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The composition of a hen's egg is about as follows (Church):-
Public School Domestic Science
12
Oral provocations with hen's egg showed the highest percentage of positive reactions (70%).
Pubmed
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The officer showed us a hen's egg of silver.
Views A-foot; Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff
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The officer showed me a hen's egg of silver.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 / Germany, Austria-H...
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This stone was as large as a hen's egg.
The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in Plain English / or,...
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He leisurely unfastened the great chrysoberyl, big as a hen's egg, which adorned his fillet.
Domnei: A Comedy of Woman-Worship