dropped egg

American  

noun

New England.

1. a poached egg.

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Etymology

Origin of dropped egg

First recorded in 1820–25

Example Sentences

One called her medicine dropper, and another drop-cake, and another dropped egg, and so on; and away they all went into the house, laughing and shouting and tumbling over each other.

From Hildegarde's Neighbors by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe

But a superficial inquiry convinced me that the egg was not properly a dropped egg at all.

From One Third Off by Sarg, Tony

Serve a dropped egg with one tablespoon tomato purée.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

And, say, for a speakin' likeness of a dropped egg that's hit the floor instead of the toast, he was it!

From Torchy by Brehm, George

No mount of piety along Sixth Avenue will accept it in pawn, no Hartford Lunch will exchange it for corned beef hash and dropped egg.

From Shandygaff by Morley, Christopher