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EGK-up/ˈeɡ kʌp/

An egg cup (id: egg-cup) is a small cup that holds a boiled egg while you eat it. A cup is for drinks; an egg box stores raw eggs. Food tech: an egg cup is not a science beaker; wash it with the breakfast kit.

Meaning

A small cup that holds a boiled egg while you eat it.

Examples

• “An egg cup in food tech is not a science beaker; wash it with the breakfast kit.”
• “Egg cups on the boarding breakfast trolley are counted; a mug is not a stand for a boiled egg.”

Good to know

an egg cup. Contrast: a cup / an egg box. Food tech / boarding. Countable. Mix-up: a cup of egg in a recipe is a measure of beaten egg, not the little stand.

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