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Vinony

yolk

noun

  1. yolk, central part of all eggs
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /jəʊk/ / /joʊk/ / /jɔlk/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English yolke, yelke, ȝolke, ȝelke, from Old English ġeolca, ġeoloca, ġioleca (“the yellow part, yolk”), derived from Old English ġeolu (“yellow”) + -ca (diminutive suffix).

  1. The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.

    “To make meringue, you have to separate the white from the yolk.”

  2. The grease in a sheep's fleece; lanolin.

    “Wool-growers appear to entertain different opinions in regard to the effect which yolk has on the value of the fleece. Some seem to suppose that the aggregate amount which they receive for their wool is increased from the greater weight which it possesses by being charged with this substance[…]”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English yolke, yelke, ȝolke, ȝelke, from Old English ġeolca, ġeoloca, ġioleca (“the yellow part, yolk”), derived from Old English ġeolu (“yellow”) + -ca (diminutive suffix).

  1. To produce yolk.

    “This is surprising in that these females were yolking up their clutch of eggs”