dropped egg
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dropped egg
First recorded in 1820–25
Example Sentences
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And, say, for a speakin' likeness of a dropped egg that's hit the floor instead of the toast, he was it!
From Torchy by George Brehm
Oh, yes," says I. "That's as plain as a dropped egg on a plate of hash.
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Sewell Ford
One called her medicine dropper, and another drop-cake, and another dropped egg, and so on; and away they all went into the house, laughing and shouting and tumbling over each other.
From Hildegarde's Neighbors by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
But a superficial inquiry convinced me that the egg was not properly a dropped egg at all.
From One Third Off by Tony Sarg
Arrange on each a dropped egg, and pour around mushroom sauce.
From Stevenson Memorial Cook Book by Various
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