eggcup

American  

[eg-kuhp] / ˈɛgˌkʌp /

noun

1. a small cup or bowl for serving a boiled egg.

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Etymology

Origin of eggcup

First recorded in 1825–35; egg ¹ + cup

Example Sentences

That should be plenty of room for Von Teese's vintage china, tea sets and eggcup collections.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2015

Within a few hours, I made a few rings, an unusable but cute eggcup, and a three-inch sculpture of a walking man.

From Washington Times • Jul. 30, 2014

On the way back, he spotted the rarest and most delicate object in the wild, an old hummingbird’s nest, fragile and expertly woven, smaller than an eggcup.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

The eggcup is white china with a blue stripe.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Now he suddenly realized that Cedric was in fact a useless pretty boy who didn’t have enough brains to fill an eggcup.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling