eggcup
nounUK /ˈeɡkʌp/
US /ˈeɡkʌp/
A small cup that holds a boiled egg so you can eat it.
She put the boiled egg in the eggcup and tapped the top with her spoon.
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2. A small cup-shaped container used to serve a soft-boiled egg upright at the table.
The breakfast tray had two eggcups beside the toast.
3. Any small cup-like holder shaped to cradle a single egg.
He carved an eggcup from a piece of oak.
4. A decorative collectible cup for eggs, often made of porcelain or silver.
Her grandmother collected antique eggcups from around the world.