egg rolling

American  

noun

1. a contest or race in which eggs are rolled over a lawn, using a spoon or paddle, most commonly held as a children's entertainment during the Easter season.

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Example Sentences

Long after they finished egg rolling, Rogers and Talea lingered on the South Lawn, after most of the early morning group had already left.

From Washington Post

Each year the 22-degree gradient slope attracts crowds with its Easter Sunday egg rolling contest.

From BBC

Egg rolling is a longtime tradition in Washington.

From Washington Post

One of the banned activities that was popular with kids at the time, egg rolling, moved two years later to the White House lawn, where an enthusiastic President Rutherford B. Hayes began a tradition.

From Washington Post

Seven-year-old Johnny Wilmer of Arlington, Virginia, said his egg- rolling effort ended with a second-place finish.

From Washington Post