dropped egg
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dropped egg
First recorded in 1820–25
Example Sentences
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A dropped egg and a slice of toast, with a glass of milk, will perhaps be forthcoming as quickly as any-thing—" "Wait, Phil—don't call anyone.
From Katherine's Sheaves by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
Put a dropped egg in the centre of each slice, and serve very hot.
From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Maria Parloa
No mount of piety along Sixth Avenue will accept it in pawn, no Hartford Lunch will exchange it for corned beef hash and dropped egg.
From Shandygaff by Christopher Morley
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
Now, it is quite impossible to hide the fact of a dropped egg.
From Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers by Alice B. Emerson
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