egg timer

noun

a small hourglass or clock device running about three to five minutes, used to time the boiling of an egg.

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Origin of egg timer

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby egg timer

egg rolling, egg sac, egg slice, egg spoon, egg stone, egg timer, egg tooth, egg white, egg-and-spoon race, egg-binding, egg-bound
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Example sentences from the Web for egg timer

  • My spirits, which had risen momentarily from their classic depths, sank like the sands of an egg-timer.

    The Blower of Bubbles|Arthur Beverley Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for egg timer

egg timer

noun

a device, typically a miniature hourglass, for timing the boiling of an egg
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