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eggdrop soup

[ eg-drop ]

/ ˈɛgˌdrɒp /

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noun

a soup made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth.

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Origin of eggdrop soup

Words nearby eggdrop soup

egg coal, eggcorn, eggcrate, egg cream, eggcup, eggdrop soup, egger, egg foo yung, egghead, eggheaded, egg in your beer

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Example sentences from the Web for eggdrop soup

There was also the grapefruit diet, the cabbage soup diet, and the cookie diet.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By nightfall, I had showered, eaten some soup that a friend brought me, and I slept in my room for 12 solid hours.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once inside, he removes a cup of broccoli-cheddar soup from his bag and goes to heat it up.
The Revival of Kieran Culkin: A Reluctant Star Seizes the Spotlight|Marlow Stern|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing after Lossby Pat Schwiebert.
Book Bag: Reading Your Way Out Of Grief|Anna Whiston-Donaldson|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The shards of one can be used to cut someone (never mind the constant availability of soup-can tops).
Prisoners Get Cultural Fix with 8-Tracks and Bootleg Cassettes|Daniel Genis|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She had forced herself to eat most of her soup, and now she was picking the flaky bits of a court bouillon with her fork.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
"There were a good many," replied Edna, who was eating her soup with evident satisfaction.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Mr. Pontellier, who was observant about such things, noticed it, as he served the soup and handed it to the boy in waiting.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Had put on her Sunday gown, and had nothing to do now but hold up her head high, and sup her soup out of a silver spoon.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Meanwhile, the judicious establishment of free soup kitchens in the streets alleviated the necessities of the mob.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

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