eggcup

[ eg-kuhp ]

noun

a small cup or bowl for serving a boiled egg.

Origin of eggcup

First recorded in 1825–35; egg¹ + cup

Words Nearby eggcup

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How to use eggcup in a sentence

He sprinkled it through his fingers ringwise from the chipped eggcup.
Ulysses | James Joyce
It was an eggcup, and its stem had been mended with plaster.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille | Emile Zola
And eggcup in hand, he endeavored to imitate Nana, quite forgetting his dignity in his frantic desire to convince the others.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille | Emile Zola
Muffat seemed busy examining the eggcup, which he was still turning round and about.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille | Emile Zola
And Muffat was there, eggcup in hand, making a clever use of his suspicions.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille | Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for egg cup

egg cup

noun

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

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