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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
egg .
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Examples
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And John McCain -- egged on by Joe Lieberman, the neocons and the Israelis -- seems far more concerned about Iran (which has been shooting off missiles in response to Israeli war games, a dangerous game on both sides).
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So, has anyone ever successfully "egged" a Chinese University Classroom building?
Last Week of Year #1 Phil Razem 2008
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You know, the rain and the wind in her face has kind of egged her on, and she enjoys the challenge.
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If badly "egged," and also during the winter months, it is necessary to surround the glass funnel, in which the filtration of the agar is carried on, by a hot-water jacket.
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And he spoke of my havin 'egged 'em on to steal watermelons frum Mister Bell's watermelon patch out here three miles frum town, on the Marshallville gravel road.
The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915
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And he spoke of my havin 'egged 'em on to steal watermelons frum Mister Bell's watermelon patch out here three miles frum town, on the Marshallville gravel road.
From Place to Place 1910
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One resident said her 2004 Dodge truck had been "egged" by three or four juveniles in a black Chevrolet sedan a short time earlier.
The Denver Post YourHub.com Stories Kevin Hamm 2010
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He said his house has been "egged" more than 30 times, including once after the night he was arrested.
unknown title 2009
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He said his house has been "egged" more than 30 times, including once after the night he was arrested.
unknown title 2009
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I'm wondering who "egged" them on, it certainly wasn't an "innocent" mistake ... the C.N.E.A.?
Latest Articles 2008
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