prairie oyster

prairie oyster
1. a raw egg, or the yolk of a raw egg, often mixed with seasonings, as salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and used as a hangover remedy.
2. the testis of a calf used as food. Cf. mountain oyster.
[1880-85]

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