Function: noun
Etymology: from the story of a curate who was given a stale egg by his bishop and declared that parts of it were excellent
Date: 1905
chiefly British : something with both good and bad parts or qualities
Function: noun
Etymology: from the story of a curate who was given a stale egg by his bishop and declared that parts of it were excellent
Date: 1905
chiefly British : something with both good and bad parts or qualities
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012