day-old

See also: -day-old

English

Noun

day-old (plural day-olds)

  1. Any animal that is one day old.
  2. A perishable product that is a day old, and may be sold more cheaply as a result.
    • 2011, Donald Ray Pollock, Bactine / Giganthomachy / Pills
      The older woman waddled over and squeezed into a booth opposite the counter while the young one stood and ordered a big box of day-olds and two quarts of hot chocolate.
    • 2007, W. Glasgow Phillips, The Royal Nonesuch, page 353:
      Instead of trying to make her crowds quit throwing things, Audra had simply distributed items it would be okay for them to throw: day-old corn tortillas. A big bag of day-olds cost only a couple of bucks […]
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