egg cup

British

noun

a small cuplike container, used for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten

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"It only takes a half an egg cup of water to block a service pipe," she said.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2022

We may not be able to own a diamond-encrusted tiara or a robe trimmed in ermine, but we can get an Elizabeth letter opener or a Prince Charles and Princess Diana egg cup.

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2022

Rising above the keepsakes is a gleaming silver-and-blue urn, shaped like an oversize egg in an egg cup.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2022

Then they arrived at an elegant and perfect solution: A tall rubber egg cup that allows tiny, clumsy children to experience the pleasure of winning.

From Slate • May 23, 2018

I have never heard of an egg cup before and I can tell Grace hasn’t either, by the way she keeps silent about it.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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