"egg spoon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛɡ ˌspuːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛɡ ˈspun/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-egg spoon.wav Forms: egg spoons [plural]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: From egg + spoon. Known to be attested since at latest 1759. Etymology templates: {{circa2|1860|short=1}} c. 1860, {{compound|en|egg|spoon|notext=1|type=endocentric}} egg + spoon Head templates: {{en-noun}} egg spoon (plural egg spoons)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Cutlery Synonyms: egg-spoon, eggspoon Derived forms: eggspoonful Translations (spoon used for eating a boiled egg from a hole made in the shell): cuillère à œuf [feminine] (French), Eierlöffel [masculine] (German), エッグスプーン (Japanese)

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