egg spoon

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noun

a small spoon for eating a boiled egg

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Words nearby egg spoon

eggs Benedict, egg-shaped, eggshell, eggshell porcelain, egg slice, egg spoon, egg stone, egg timer, egg tooth, egg white, Egham

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How to use egg spoon in a sentence

And this led to a train of painful but absorbing memories, and he sat musing and abstracted, fiddling with an idle egg-spoon.
Endymion|Benjamin Disraeli
Cut the top of the egg off with a dexterous blow of a sharp knife and eat it in the shell with a small egg spoon.
The Complete Bachelor|Walter Germain
The words: "God forbid," sprang to Pierson's lips; he did not speak them, but put his egg-spoon down, hurt and bewildered.
Saint's Progress|John Galsworthy
Mrs. Rayner was at breakfast when we entered the dining-room; I can see her still, with her egg-spoon in her hand.
The Wings of Icarus|Laurence Alma Tadema

I have a great respect for the Jesuits, my dear, said the Dean, holding out an impressive egg-spoon.
The Rough Road|William John Locke