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have all one's eggs in one basket

Variant of egg

noun

  1. the oval or round body laid by a female bird, fish, reptile, insect, etc., containing a supply of nutrients, a protective membrane, and, when fertilized, the embryo of a new individual: many kinds of eggs have a thin, brittle shell as an outer covering
  2. a reproductive cell produced by a female animal or plant; ovum
    also called egg cell
  3. the egg of a domestic fowl; specif., the liquid contents of a hen's egg, as used in cooking
  4. a thing resembling a hen's egg
  5. Slang a person: he's a good egg

transitive verb

  1. to mix or cover with the yolk or white of eggs, as in cooking
  2. Informal to throw eggs at

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