Meanings
plural picnic eggs
- A small Scotch egg made with chopped egg rather than a whole one.
[…] Scotch eggs, picnic eggs and chicken and meat croquettes.
1984, Food Processing, volume 53, page 21
Origin
Suitable to be taken on a picnic.
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