Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A cup for holding a usually soft-boiled egg.
Wiktionary
- n. UK A small dish used to support a boiled egg whilst being eaten.
Examples
“Somehow, it thrived, accepting mashed worm from the end of a toothpick, and eventually, birdseed from an eggcup, which it managed on its own.”
“Boiled wheat and peas, hardboiled egg, cherry tomates, chili cheese bits (ovenbaked), a mini Crème Brulee (made from a mix with the help of an eggcup as form) and frozen mango pieces, Thai basil as decoration.”
“She's regretted that choice ever since, to the point that when we see other things she's waffling on I ask her, "Is it an eggcup?”
“There was a bowl of stewed apples; homemade muesli consisting mostly of porridge oats, bran and shredded apple; brown bread and margarine, and a row of boiled eggs each in its eggcup and individually named.”
“There's a storm in an eggcup today over Alistair Darling spending only half the week in London and the rest in Scotland while he takes his turn as Gordon Brown's stand-in during the Prime Minister's "holiday".”
“A La Ferme eggcup (egg cup) set of 4 in Chicken wired gift Box - French Hen Chicks design”
“But despite being so rubbish and boring that it'd be more fun to watch a TV show about a static eggcup full of gravel from Norfolk, Sooty is back!”
“Well, to put it in perspective you should be able to gauge its size by the eggcup in the next photo”
“The O2 Bar & Spa in Concourse C first caught my attention because it had the same eggcup-style stools I had admired in the SkyMall catalog.”
“To show we trust him, Ive said he can have an eggcup of it before he goes to sleep tonight.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘eggcup’.
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Shadowtailed Riverhorse
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krollo's Words
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