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laying (of eggs)

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  • Laying — Lay ing, n. [1913 Webster] 1. The act of one who, or that which, lays. [1913 Webster] 2. The act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one incubation; a clutch. [1913 Webster] 3. The first coat on laths of plasterer s two coat work. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Laying worker bee — A laying worker bee is a worker bee that lays unfertilized eggs usually in the absence of a queen bee. Only drones develop from the eggs of laying worker bees (with some exceptions, see thelytoky). A beehive cannot survive with only a laying… …   Wikipedia

  • laying house — ▪ farm building       in animal husbandry, a building or enclosure for maintaining laying flocks of domestic fowl, usually chickens, containing nests, lighting, roosting space, waterers, and feed troughs. Feeders and waterers may be automatic. In …   Universalium

  • Laying — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • laying — noun the production of eggs (especially in birds) (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑egg laying • Hypernyms: ↑parturition, ↑birth, ↑giving birth, ↑birthing …   Useful english dictionary

  • laying — the act or time of depositing eggs …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • laying hen — A hen which is specifically raised to produce eggs. (Also layer) …   Combined glossary of agriculture

  • laying — lay·ing || leɪɪŋ n. act of placing in a horizontal position; setting in place, setting down, arranging; causing to lie down; putting; placing leɪ n. way in which something is laid or lies (especially of a country); (Slang) sexual partner… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Hen that lays golden eggs — A hen or chicken that is usually depicted laying golden eggs for its owner. The idea of such a mystical creature has been encountered in fairy tales such as Jack and the Beanstalk as well as the occult with the story of The Black Pullet teaching… …   Wikipedia

  • egg laying — n. oviparity, laying of eggs …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Easter eggs —    Eggs have been linked to Easter for centuries throughout Europe, partly to symbolize new life, and partly because of their seasonal abundance; they must not be eaten during Lent, so those not used for hatching were available, preserved or… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

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