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  • Goose Egg Island — ist der Name mehrerer Inseln in den Vereinigten Staaten: Goose Egg Island (Canyon County, Idaho) Goose Egg Island (Malheur County, Idaho) Goose Egg Island (Oregon) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • goose — a large waterfowl proverbially noted, I know not why, for foolishness [Johnson], O.E. gos, from P.Gmc. *gans goose (Cf. O.Fris. gos, O.N. gas, O.H.G. gans, Ger. Gans goose ), from PIE *ghans (Cf. Skt. hamsah, masc., hansi, fem., goose, swan; Gk …   Etymology dictionary

  • goose-egg — gooseˈ egg noun 1. The egg of a goose 2. A swelling on the head due to an injury (N American) 3. A zero score (US) • • • Main Entry: ↑goose …   Useful english dictionary

  • Goose egg — 1. 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] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A bump on the skin caused by a blow, especially one on the head. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • egg — Ⅰ. egg [1] ► NOUN 1) an oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate and containing an ovum which if fertilized can develop into a new organism. 2) an infertile egg of the domestic hen, used for food. 3) Biology the… …   English terms dictionary

  • goose — UK US /guːs/ noun [C] ● the goose that lays the golden egg(s) Cf. the goose that lays the golden eggs ● kill the goose that lays the golden egg(s) Cf. kill the goose that lays the golden eggs …   Financial and business terms

  • goose egg — goose′ egg n. inf the numeral zero, esp. as a score in a game …   From formal English to slang

  • goose egg — n. Slang ☆ 1. zero or a score of zero 2. a large swelling or lump, esp. one caused by a blow …   English World dictionary

  • Egg Harbour — is a location in Lafonia on East Falkland. It faces onto Falkland Sound. There are a few buildings here, some of them abandoned.Falklands WarEgg Harbour was considered as one of the potential sites for a British amphibious landing during the… …   Wikipedia

  • goose egg — noun a quantity of no importance it looked like nothing I had ever seen before reduced to nil all the work we had done we racked up a pathetic goose egg it was all for naught I didn t hear zilch about it • Syn: ↑nothing, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • goose egg — 1. n. a score of zero. □ We got a goose egg in the second inning. □ It was double goose eggs for the final score. 2. n. a bump on the head. □ Youve got quite a goose egg there. □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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