1855 ‘Philip Paxton’ Adventures of Captain Priest 319: In the language of his class, the Perfect Bird generally turns out to be a bad egg.at bad egg (n.) under bad, adj.
1855 ‘Philip Paxton’ Adventures of Captain Priest 319: The Perfect Bird has no wings, yet he is considered ‘fly’ upon all sporting matters. The Perfect Bird carries a brick in his hat, and a stone in his boot. In the language of his class, the Pefect Bird generally tuns out to be a bad egg.at bird, n.1
1855 ‘Philip Paxton’ Adventures of Captain Priest 93: There he goes kalumpus right by the big apple tree.at kalumpus!, excl.