Meanings
plural eggs-in-a-hole
- alternativeAlternative form of egg in a hole.
“Have you ever had an egg-in-a-hole?” I ask.
2014, Hugh Howey, The Shell Collector: A Story of the Seven Seas, →ISBN, page 1465 more examples
The following morning each patrol built its own fire and cooked breakfast, making bacon and eggs-in-a-hole in skillets and on grills made by the girls.
1954 May 4, “New Girl Scout Leaders To Begin Basic Training”, in St. Petersburg Times, page 20, column 2She showed them all how to make an Egg-in-a-Hole.
1986, Kit Pearson, The Daring Game, Viking Kestrel, →ISBN, page 193Find a dozen fun ways to make an egg-in-a-hole on page 59.
2015 April, Food Network Magazine, page 11She usually made us an egg-in-a-hole, with the toast cutout shaped like a heart.
2016, Danielle Walker, Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion, Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 65If you’ve ever made an egg-in-a-hole for breakfast, you’re familiar with the concept of offsetting (sorry, you might have to Google that one).
2018, Kip Hanson, Fabricating For Dummies®, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 117
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