egg and spoon race

noun

1. 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.

egg-and-spoon race

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of egg and spoon race¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Represented Persia in the Olympic Games of 1072, winning the sitting high-jump and the egg-and-spoon race.

From Project Gutenberg

There were a round at clock-golf, a skipping tournament, an egg-and-spoon race, and an archery contest.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

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The first event was the egg-and-spoon race, which was decided in the following way.

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