Etymology

egg spoon

Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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The story

From egg + spoon. Known to be attested since at latest 1759.

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