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Meaning of "battery egg" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BATTERY EGG

battery egg  [ˈbætərɪ eɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BATTERY EGG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Battery egg is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BATTERY EGG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of battery egg in the English dictionary

The definition of battery egg in the dictionary is an egg from a battery hen.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BATTERY EGG

batter
battered
batterer
batterie
batterie de cuisine
batteries
battering
battering ram
Battersea
battery
battery acid
battery charger
battery farm
battery farming
battery fire
battery hen
battery set
battery-driven
battery-operated
battery-powered

WORDS THAT END LIKE BATTERY EGG

bad egg
barn egg
boiled egg
cleidoic egg
curate´s egg
darning egg
Easter egg
free-range egg
good egg
lay an egg
nest egg
new-laid egg
ostrich egg
poached egg
Scotch egg
scrambled egg
sea egg
soft-boiled egg
tea egg

Synonyms and antonyms of battery egg in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «battery egg» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BATTERY EGG

Find out the translation of battery egg to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of battery egg from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «battery egg» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电池蛋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

huevo de la batería
570 millions of speakers

English

battery egg
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बैटरी अंडा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البيض البطارية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

батарея яйцо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ovo bateria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাটারি ডিম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

batterie oeuf
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telur bateri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Batterie -Ei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バッテリーの卵
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배터리 달걀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Endhog baterei
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trứng pin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேட்டரி முட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅटरी अंडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pil yumurta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uovo batteria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jajko baterii
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

батарея яйце
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

baterie ou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυγό μπαταρίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

battery eier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

batteri ägg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

batteri egg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of battery egg

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BATTERY EGG»

The term «battery egg» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.804 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BATTERY EGG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about battery egg

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BATTERY EGG»

Discover the use of battery egg in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to battery egg and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences
See also battery, battery hen. battery egg hen. a laying hen, usually one of four or five, confined in a battery cage with a view to maximizing egg production. The hens are crowded, with little room to move about or even to extend their wings; ...
Robert Alan Lewis, 2001
2
The Meat Business: Devouring a Hungry Planet
Thus a country cannot prohibit the marketing of battery eggs - if that prohibition extends to imported eggs - because, WTO decrees, a battery egg is a like product to a free-range egg and cannot be treated less favourably than a free-range egg.
Geoff Tansey, Joyce D'Silva, 1999
3
The Ethics of What We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter
As long as the battery egg system is with us, it is valuable that egg buyers should have another option that makes it easier for them to move up to eggs from hens who are not kept in cages, even if they cannot go outside. We also thought it was  ...
Peter Singer, Jim Mason, 2007
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Food Preparation and Cooking: Cookery units. Student guide
MEMORY. JOGGER. What is the difference between a battery egg and a free range egg? TYPES. OF. EGGS. Hens' eggs These eggs are graded according to weight in grams. Grade 1 70 g and over, Grade 2 70-65 g, Grade 3 65-60 g, Grade ...
‎1996
5
Welfare of the Laying Hen
... be segmented (Aaker, 1996) and used to target and position the products. Typical consumer segments emerging, which may have an influence on egg marketing, are suggested as: q The price-conscious battery egg consumer - to whom an ...
G. C. Perry, 2004
6
Confronting Animal Exploitation: Grassroots Essays on ...
It is powerful imagery, damning imagery, and it is being used astutely to bring attention and outrage upon the battery egg industry. What many do not realize, however, is that it is not just factory farming, nor just battery cages, that cause this  ...
Kim Socha, Sarahjane Blum, 2013
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The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?
Alternatively, producers can go to cageless system, such as “barn” (cage-free) or free-range eggs. Estimates are that free-range eggs will cost 2.6 eurocents more to produce than a conventional battery egg, cage-free or barn eggs will cost 1.3 ...
Gary Lawrence Francione, Robert Garner, 2013
8
Sustainable Animal Agriculture
... S.A. (2000) Behaviour of 3-week weaned pigs in Straw-Flow®, deep straw and flatdeck housing systems. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 68, 269–280. Kerswell, J. (2011) Battery egg hens still face hell as 'enriched' cages phased in.
Ermias Kebreab, 2013
9
Animal Machines
Every attempt, for example, is made to remedy the defects of the battery egg. To counteract the pale yolk, dried grass, or a yellow dye, is fed to the hens and makes for the rich golden yolk associated by the housewife with the quality of the free ...
Ruth Harrison, 2013
10
In Defense of Animals: The Second Wave
In addition, we began reviewing hours of video footage and producing the documentary Hope for the Hopeless: An Investigation and Rescue at a Battery Egg Facility, to be released at the Washington news briefing. Anonymous homes were ...
Peter Singer, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BATTERY EGG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term battery egg is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NSW Upper House finalised: Animal Justice Party beats No Land …
The Animal Justice Party has secured the final spot in the NSW upper house, potentially thrusting issues such as puppy farms, battery egg ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
2
One in four Dutch egg farmers in financial trouble
In addition, many farmers have made considerable investments to be ready for the ban on battery egg production within the EU which came ... «DutchNews.nl, Sep 14»
3
Animals Australia launches new tongue in cheek egg campaign …
Titled 'How to treat a lady', the videos take a tongue in cheek approach to discussing the realities behind battery egg production, stating that ... «FOOD Magazine - Australia, Mar 14»
4
ACT battery cage and sow stall ban a 'message to rest of country'
Given the ACT had no intensive pig farms nor battery egg farms, the bill was redundant, he said. He asked whether the government would next ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 14»
5
On a mission to dispense with the egg
Ultimately, he expects his egg-substitute products to be 70 per cent cheaper than using the cheapest battery egg; they are almost 50 per cent ... «Financial Times, Feb 14»
6
Sow stalls, battery eggs to go
The ACT government is set to ban sow stalls and battery eggs, under the most far-reaching legislation in the country. The laws are expected to ... «The Canberra Times, Feb 14»
7
6 Crimes Against Nature Perpetrated By the Food Industry
... an online guide for chicken growers—though the industry's abusive battery egg cages, not the animals, are responsible for the “cannibalism. «Living Green Magazine, Feb 14»
8
Assembly poised to ban inhumane farm practices on animals
The ACT now does not have any commercial battery egg production facilities or commercial piggeries. Under a $7.5 million deal with the ... «The Canberra Times, Sep 13»
9
Dandenong South battery egg farmer challenged to experience …
What are your thoughts on battery egg farming? Tell us below or email julian.kennedy@news.com.au. In the video which promotes the need to ... «Herald Sun, Jul 13»
10
Victoria Park cafe takes battering after egg fowl-up
A battery egg costs around six pence while a free-range egg costs 22p. “I spend a big chunk of money on organic free-range eggs. «Hackney Gazette, Jul 13»

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