"egg-in-the-hole" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2015, Amanda Haas, Amanda Frederickson, Jessica Wall, Emily McFarren, Maren Caruso, “Egg-in-a-Hole Sandwiches with Maple-Glazed Bacon”, in The Junior Chef Cookbook: Delicious Recipes for Meals, Snacks, Sweets & More, San Francisco, Calif.: Weldon Owen, →ISBN, “Recipes” section, page 20:",
          "text": "To assemble each sandwich, cut 2 bacon slices in half crosswise and place on a cheesy bread slice, then cover with an egg-in-the-hole, egg facing up.",
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          "ref": "2016, Laurice E[lehwany] Molinari with Christopher Molinari, “Trail of Lights”, in The Dragon’s Descent (Ether; 3), Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zonderkidz, →ISBN, page 13:",
          "text": "Clover walked past Vero and playfully boxed his ear while he sat in the kitchen eating an egg-in-the-hole. It was his favorite breakfast—an egg fried inside a hole cut in the middle of a slice of bread.",
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          "ref": "2016, Lucinda Scala Quinn, “When the Moon Hits Your Eye: Bloodshot One Eye”, in Mad Hungry Family: 120 Essential Recipes to Feed the Whole Crew, New York, N.Y.: Artisan, →ISBN, “Eggs All Day Long” section, page 78:",
          "text": "Add some pepper strips to an egg-in-the-hole and you have a variation on my Italian grandmother’s go-to breakfast.",
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          "ref": "2024, Steven Rinella with Krista Ruane, The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook: Wild Game Recipes for the Grill, Smoker, Campstove, and Campfire, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN:",
          "text": "No disrespect to my mom, but he [Dad] managed to cook better breakfasts in camp than my mom cared to make in the house—perhaps because cooking breakfast was a novelty to him, while my mom had long ago burned out. He made eggs-in-the-hole, beer-apple pancakes, and smoked trout hash.",
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          "ref": "2015, Amanda Haas, Amanda Frederickson, Jessica Wall, Emily McFarren, Maren Caruso, “Egg-in-a-Hole Sandwiches with Maple-Glazed Bacon”, in The Junior Chef Cookbook: Delicious Recipes for Meals, Snacks, Sweets & More, San Francisco, Calif.: Weldon Owen, →ISBN, “Recipes” section, page 20:",
          "text": "To assemble each sandwich, cut 2 bacon slices in half crosswise and place on a cheesy bread slice, then cover with an egg-in-the-hole, egg facing up.",
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          "text": "No disrespect to my mom, but he [Dad] managed to cook better breakfasts in camp than my mom cared to make in the house—perhaps because cooking breakfast was a novelty to him, while my mom had long ago burned out. He made eggs-in-the-hole, beer-apple pancakes, and smoked trout hash.",
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