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prairie oyster

prai·rie oys·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prair-ee oi-ster]
    • /ˈprɛər i ˈɔɪ stər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prair-ee oi-ster]
    • /ˈprɛər i ˈɔɪ stər/

Definitions of prairie oyster words

  • noun prairie oyster a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy. 1
  • noun prairie oyster the testis of a calf used as food. 1
  • noun prairie oyster a drink consisting of raw unbeaten egg, vinegar or Worcester sauce (Worcester oyster), salt, and pepper: a supposed cure for a hangover 0
  • noun prairie oyster the testicles of a bull calf cooked and eaten 0
  • noun prairie oyster a drink made with a raw egg and seasoning, as Worcestershire sauce, taken as a remedy for hangover 0
  • noun prairie oyster the testicles of a bull calf cooked as food 0
See all 6 definitions of prairie oyster

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Origin of prairie oyster

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Prairie oyster

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Prairie oyster

prairie oyster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

prairie oyster usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for prairie oyster

noun prairie oyster

  • chitlins — chitterlings
  • chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
  • giblet — (usually plural) the edible viscera of a bird.
  • giblets — The liver, heart, gizzard, and neck of a chicken or other fowl, usually removed before the bird is cooked, and often used to make gravy, stuffing, or soup.
  • gizzard — Also called ventriculus. a thick-walled, muscular pouch in the lower stomach of many birds and reptiles that grinds food, often with the aid of ingested stones or grit.
All 9 Synonyms of prairie oyster

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