Suck eggs
Posted by ESC on November 08, 2005
In Reply to: Suck eggs posted by Smokey Stover on November 08, 2005
: : The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, chapter 1: Tom is arguing with a stranger and one of them said "I dare you to knock it off-and anybody that'll take a dare will suck eggs." Does anyone know what is meant by the slang "suck eggs"?
: Haven't you ever sucked an egg? SS
And another thing -- an "egg-sucking dog" was a very bad thing to have on a farm.
- Suck eggs Bruce Kahl 08/November/05