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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Put eggs?

Are birds ever said to put eggs instead of laying them?

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I never read or hear that. It sounds odd.

— Clive

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  • It sounds odd.
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I never read or hear that. It sounds odd.

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I searched the OED entry for the verb "put" with "egg" and got 19 hits, none of which give any indication that a bird can or ever could put an egg. Where did you see that?

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anonymous

Are birds ever said to put eggs instead of laying them?

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The only hens I know of who put eggs are Hispanic.

poner un huevo, literally 'to put an egg', is the Spanish expression for 'to lay an egg'.

CJ

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