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  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.
• egg-and-spoon race
  egg-and-spoon race

  noun

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

egg and spoon race

American  

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.

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egg-and-spoon race British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of egg and spoon race

First recorded in 1890–95

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It makes that Tough Mudder your mate bangs on about look like an egg and spoon race at a church fete.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2017

It then goes on to reveal that the sponsorship is of an egg and spoon race to be held in the town of London in France.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2012

They then go on to reveal that the sponsorship is of an egg and spoon race to be held in the town of London in France.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2012

They then go on to reveal that it is of an egg and spoon race to be held in the French town of London.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2012

From this it seemed that the nevvy's 'spot' event was the egg and spoon race.

From Tales of St. Austin's by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

In an egg-and-spoon race, no one gets lonely or drunk, and there is unlikely to be a ringer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

In an egg-and-spoon race, no one gets lonely or drunk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

We apologise for things we aren't really sorry about, enthuse over things we cannot care about and we smile until our faces crack at the mummies' sports day egg-and-spoon race.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2013

Out goes the egg-and-spoon race and in comes tennis and archery.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2012

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.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 by Various