2018年6月7日 星期四

pinprick, docent, egg-cellent

Her firm had supposedly devised a way to test blood with a single pinprick. 

Plans tonight? #AfterHours starts at 5:30. Live music, docent-guided tours of #LandsofAsia, and custom cocktails.

Atlas Obscura


It's an egg-cellent way to preserve the eggs during winter, when hens produce less.



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To Preserve Their Eggs, Irish Farmers Used to Coat Them in Butter



docent
ˈdəʊs(ə)nt/
noun
  1. 1.
    (in certain US and European universities and colleges) a member of the teaching staff immediately below professorial rank.
  2. 2.
    a person who acts as a guide, typically on a voluntary basis, in a museum, art gallery, or zoo.

pinprick
ˈpɪnprɪk/
noun
plural noun: pinpricks
  1. 1.
    a prick caused by a pin.
    "for the blood to be poisoned it takes only a pinprick"
  2. 2.
    a very small dot or amount.
    "the stars were pinpricks of light"

Urban Dictionary: Eggcellent

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Eggcellent

Instead of saying 'excellent', 'great' or 'fantastic' when you are referring to: -Eggs -Birds -Easter -etc Say 'eggcellent' you will ALWAYS get a laugh.

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