egg spoon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌɛɡ ˈspun/ (General-American)
- /ˈɛɡ ˌspuːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From egg + spoon. Known to be attested since at latest 1759.
Meanings
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A spoon, usually smaller than a teaspoon, which is used for eating a boiled egg from a hole made in the shell; the bowl of the spoon is shaped to make it easier to scoop out the contents of the eggshell.
[T]he egg spoon must also be untarnishable—stainless steel, or horn. I've never seen a gold egg spoon, but I'm sure it would do. Whatever the material, the spoon has to have a small bowl with a fine edge on it: a thick edge can't coax all the egg white off the inside of the shell. The handle is short, for good balance and easy handling. An egg spoon is a tiny implement that, like the Viennese breakfast, cannot be improved.
2017, Ursula K[roeber] Le Guin, “Without Egg”, in No Time to Spare: Thinking about What Matters, New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, part 4 (Rewards), page 176:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| egg-spoon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| egg spoons | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| eggspoon | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
saltspoon · teaspoon · eggcup · coffee spoon · egg cosy
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Translations (4)
fr cuillère à œuf (spoon used for eating a boiled egg from a hole made in the shell) · de Eierlöffel (spoon used for eating a boiled egg from a hole made in the shell) · ja エッグスプーン (spoon used for eating a boiled egg from a hole made in the shell) · pl łyżeczka do jajek (spoon used for eating a boiled egg from a hole made in the shell)