egg timer
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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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Nearby words
egg rolling, egg sac, egg slice, egg spoon, egg stone, egg timer, egg tooth, egg white, egg-and-spoon race, egg-binding, egg-bound
Origin of egg timer
First recorded in 1880–85
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Examples 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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