egg spoon

== English == === Alternative forms === egg-spoon, eggspoon === Etymology === From egg +‎ spoon. Known to be attested since at latest 1759. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛɡ ˌspuːn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛɡ ˈspun/ Rhymes: -uːn === Noun === egg spoon (plural egg spoons) 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. Hypernyms: spoon < utensil Coordinate terms: eggcup, egg cosy; teaspoon, coffee spoon, saltspoon ==== Derived terms ==== eggspoonful ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === egg spoon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “egg-spoon, n.” under “spoon, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2021.