eggcup

[ eg-kuhp ]

/ ˈɛgˌkʌp /

noun

a small cup or bowl for serving a boiled egg.

Origin of eggcup

First recorded in 1825–35; egg¹ + cup

Words nearby eggcup

egg cluster, egg coal, eggcorn, eggcrate, egg cream, eggcup, eggdrop soup, egger, egg foo yung, egghead, eggheaded

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Example sentences from the Web for eggcup

It was an eggcup, and its stem had been mended with plaster.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola
And eggcup in hand, he endeavored to imitate Nana, quite forgetting his dignity in his frantic desire to convince the others.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola
Muffat seemed busy examining the eggcup, which he was still turning round and about.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola
And Muffat was there, eggcup in hand, making a clever use of his suspicions.
Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for eggcup

egg cup

noun

a small cuplike container, used for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten

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单词	eggcup
释义	eggcup [ eg-kuhp ] / ˈɛgˌkʌp / noun a small cup or bowl for serving a boiled egg. Origin of eggcup First recorded in 1825–35; egg¹ + cup Words nearby eggcup egg cluster, egg coal, eggcorn, eggcrate, egg cream, eggcup, eggdrop soup, egger, egg foo yung, egghead, eggheaded Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eggcup It was an eggcup, and its stem had been mended with plaster. Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille\|Emile Zola And eggcup in hand, he endeavored to imitate Nana, quite forgetting his dignity in his frantic desire to convince the others. Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille\|Emile Zola Muffat seemed busy examining the eggcup, which he was still turning round and about. Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille\|Emile Zola And Muffat was there, eggcup in hand, making a clever use of his suspicions. Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille\|Emile Zola British Dictionary definitions for eggcup egg cup noun a small cuplike container, used for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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