Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cup for holding a usually soft-boiled egg.
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- noun UK A small
dish used to support aboiled egg whilst beingeaten .
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Examples
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Somehow, it thrived, accepting mashed worm from the end of a toothpick, and eventually, birdseed from an eggcup, which it managed on its own.
BLACKBIRD marci stillerman 2011
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Boiled wheat and peas, hardboiled egg, cherry tomates, chili cheese bits (ovenbaked), a mini Crème Brulee (made from a mix with the help of an eggcup as form) and frozen mango pieces, Thai basil as decoration.
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There was a bowl of stewed apples; homemade muesli consisting mostly of porridge oats, bran and shredded apple; brown bread and margarine, and a row of boiled eggs each in its eggcup and individually named.
She Closed Her Eyes 2010
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She's regretted that choice ever since, to the point that when we see other things she's waffling on I ask her, "Is it an eggcup?"
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2008
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A La Ferme eggcup (egg cup) set of 4 in Chicken wired gift Box - French Hen Chicks design
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There's a storm in an eggcup today over Alistair Darling spending only half the week in London and the rest in Scotland while he takes his turn as Gordon Brown's stand-in during the Prime Minister's "holiday".
Archive 2009-08-01 Thatsnews 2009
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A La Ferme eggcup (egg cup) set of 4 in Chicken wired gift Box - French Hen Chicks design
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There's a storm in an eggcup today over Alistair Darling spending only half the week in London and the rest in Scotland while he takes his turn as Gordon Brown's stand-in during the Prime Minister's "holiday".
The Weekender Thatsnews 2009
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But despite being so rubbish and boring that it'd be more fun to watch a TV show about a static eggcup full of gravel from Norfolk, Sooty is back!
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Well, to put it in perspective you should be able to gauge its size by the eggcup in the next photo
Archive 2008-06-01 Haalo 2008
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September 17, 2012