Scotch woodcock

noun

1. toast spread with anchovy paste and topped with loosely scrambled eggs.

Scotch woodcock

noun

1. hot toast spread with anchovies or anchovy paste and topped with creamy scrambled eggs

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scotch woodcock¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

"Early Scotch woodcock, I suppose," says I, sportively alluding to the proverb.

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