darning egg
a smooth, egg-shaped piece of wood, ivory, marble, jade, or the like, for holding under a hole or tear to serve as a backing while darning.
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How to use darning egg in a sentence
A smooth well-shaped gourd (mock-orange) makes a serviceable darning egg.
Home Occupations for Boys and Girls | Bertha JohnstonHer mother moved her chair to follow it and dropped her darning egg, which the girl handed to her.
The Crux | Charlotte Perkins GilmanMiss Hill drew a stocking from the heap and ran her darning-egg into the heel to locate a hole.
Phases of an Inferior Planet | Ellen Glasgow
British Dictionary definitions for darning egg
a rounded piece of wood or plastic used in darning to support the fabric around the hole
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