verb
- examined (an egg) by holding it up to a light to check its quality or development
Examples
- The farmer candled the eggs to check if they were fertile.
- She candled each egg carefully before putting it in the incubator.
- The quality inspector candled dozens of eggs that morning.
- We candled the chicken eggs on day seven to see which ones were developing.
- The hatchery worker candled the eggs to remove any that weren’t viable.