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prairie oyster†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1
a raw egg swallowed whole or drunk in vinegar, brandy, etc.
Quotations
1923
What would be good for him? he meditated, confusedly. A "prairie oyster" ? . . . He made and gulped down the concoction shuddering . . . That egg had seen better days!
2 — Figurative use.
Quotations
1952
I thought the world was my oyster, but it proved to be a prairie oyster.