dropped egg
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dropped egg
First recorded in 1820–25
Example Sentences
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But Spartanlike I put temptation sternly behind me and told the officiating collegian to bring me plain boiled prunes, coffee with hot milk and saccharin tablets, dry toast and one dropped egg.
From One Third Off by Tony Sarg
Serve a dropped egg with one tablespoon tomato purée.
From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Lewis Webb Hill
Put a dropped egg in the centre of each slice, and serve very hot.
From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Maria Parloa
Arrange on each a dropped egg, and pour around mushroom sauce.
From Stevenson Memorial Cook Book by Various
Oh, yes," says I. "That's as plain as a dropped egg on a plate of hash.
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Sewell Ford
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