PRAIRIE OYSTER


Meaning of PRAIRIE OYSTER in English

1. 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.

2. the testis of a calf used as food. Cf. mountain oyster .

[ 1880-85 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .