egg and spoon race

noun

a novelty race in which contestants each carry an egg in a spoon to the finish line, the winner being the first to finish without dropping or breaking the egg.

Origin of egg and spoon race

First recorded in 1890–95

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How to use egg and spoon race in a sentence

Represented Persia in the Olympic Games of 1072, winning the sitting high-jump and the egg-and-spoon race.
Jill the Reckless | P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
There were a round at clock-golf, a skipping tournament, an egg-and-spoon race, and an archery contest.
The Manor House School | Angela Brazil
I had just one minute in which to do the quarter-mile; but my forte is the egg-and-spoon race, and I missed the train handsomely.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 | Various
The first event was the egg-and-spoon race, which was decided in the following way.
Bill the Minder | W. Heath Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for egg-and-spoon race

egg-and-spoon race

noun

a race in which runners carry an egg balanced in a spoon

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