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egg spoon

noun
/ˈɛɡ ˌspuːn/UK/ˌɛɡ ˈspun/US

Etymology

From egg + spoon. Known to be attested since at latest 1759.

  1. derived from *(s)peH-✻ — “chip, shaving, log, length of wood”
  2. inherited from *spēnuz✻ — “chip, flake, shaving”
  3. inherited from *spānu✻
  4. inherited from spōn — “sliver, chip of wood, shaving”
  5. inherited from spoon
  6. compounded as egg spoon — “egg + spoon”

Definitions

  1. A spoon, usually smaller than a teaspoon, which is used for eating a boiled egg from a…

    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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA