dropped egg
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dropped egg
First recorded in 1820–25
Example Sentences
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Serve a dropped egg with one tablespoon tomato purée.
From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb
Arrange on each a dropped egg, and pour around mushroom sauce.
From Stevenson Memorial Cook Book by Various
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 Sarg, Tony
And, say, for a speakin' likeness of a dropped egg that's hit the floor instead of the toast, he was it!
From Torchy by Brehm, George
A dropped egg and a slice of toast, with a glass of milk, will perhaps be forthcoming as quickly as any-thing—" "Wait, Phil—don't call anyone.
From Katherine's Sheaves by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.
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