eggcup

[ eg-kuhp ]

noun
  1. a small cup or bowl for serving a boiled egg.

Origin of eggcup

1
First recorded in 1825–35; egg1 + cup

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British Dictionary definitions for egg cup

egg cup

noun
  1. a small cuplike container, used for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten

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