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Goose egg n.

In games, a zero; a score or record of naught; so named in allusion to the egglike outline of the zero sign 0. Called also duck egg. (Slang)

A bump on the skin caused by a blow, especially one on the head.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Goose egg" Quotes from Famous Books

... average intelligence will be satisfied with the simple answer that the dew falls. He will wish to learn how you know that it falls, and, if acquainted with the notions of the middle ages, he may refer to the opinion of Father Laurus, that a goose egg filled in the morning with dew and exposed to the sun, will rise like a balloon—a swan's egg being better for the experiment than a goose egg. It is impossible to give the boy a clear notion of the beautiful phenomenon to which his question refers, ...

— Fragments of science, V. 1-2 • John Tyndall

... Green died. A whole lot of boys was standing around and bet Green he couldn't tote that barrel of molasses a certain piece. They helped it up and was to help him put it down and give him five dollars. That was late in the ebenin'. He let the barrel down and a ball as big as a goose egg of blood come out of his mouth. The next day he died. Master got Dr. Blevins quick as he could ride there. He was mad as he could be. Dr. Blevins said it weighed eight hundred pounds. It was a hogshead of molasses. Green was much of a man. He was a ...

— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States - Volume II. Arkansas Narratives. Part I • Work Projects Administration

Words linked to "Goose egg" : nix, null, cypher, aught, Fanny Adams, zero, relative quantity, fuck all, zilch, naught, nothing, nada, zippo, cipher, nihil, nil, zip, sweet Fanny Adams