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  • noun Attributive form of egg hunt

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Examples

  • Every member of the family eats a piece of all three foods later (usually at the Easter brunch after the mass and the egg-hunt!), as it is supposed to pass on the blessing and bring good luck to you.

    Easter baking take 2: Osterpinzen « Were rabbits 2008

  • Above;top to bottom Tables featuring $1 comics boxes, David Wells & Burt Dellinger share a laugh, the egg-hunt for freebies begins, discount customers begin to form a line, the crowd starts to swell, a life-size Doc Ock battles Spidey above the Heroes store checkout, Where did the Grey Hulk come from?

    FCBD Report! (Part I) Chuck Wells 2010

  • FIY, there are hot fudge, caramel, sprinkles, and even ... whipped cream (in a tube) in supermarkets, but they are scattered all over the place so it's like an Easter egg-hunt.

    Toppings 2005

  • I once saw a practical demonstration of the fate which would overcome them if they came out by day, having disturbed, during an egg-hunt, a nestful which had been hatched out, and which would shortly have broken cover.

    Head Hunters of the Amazon: Seven Years of Exploration and Adventure 1923

  • Mr.. Pescod led the girls round with her on an egg-hunt, which is always one of the most interesting expeditions in life; and Mr. Pescod, as the evening drew on, allowed the boys to accompany him with his gun to get a rabbit or two under the hedge, and he permitted Jack to fire it off.

    The Slowcoach 1903

  • Guests should anticipate egg-hunt punctuality; all hunts will start exactly on time (every 30 minutes beginning at 10 a.m.) and will finish rapidly.

    Top Stories | nashvillecitypaper.com 2010

  • Freefall Adventures skydiving school has hosted a bunny jump egg-hunt for 15 years.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2010

  • Freefall Adventures skydiving school has hosted a bunny jump egg-hunt for 15 years.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2010

  • Youngsters will be divided into age groups at three egg-hunt areas.

    Fore, right! 2010

  • Youngsters will be divided into age groups at three egg-hunt areas.

    Fore, right! 2010

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