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darning egg

darning egg noun: an egg-shaped ovoid of stone, porcelain, wood, or similar hard material, which is inserted into the toe or heel of a sock to hold it in the proper shape and provide a firm foundation for repairs.

Noun

darning egg (plural darning eggs)

  1. An egg-shaped ovoid of stone, porcelain, wood, or similar hard material, which is inserted into the toe or heel of a sock to hold it in the proper shape and provide a firm foundation for repairs.

Forms of darning egg

pluraldarning eggs

Questions about darning egg

What does darning egg mean?
Darning egg means an egg-shaped ovoid of stone, porcelain, wood, or similar hard material, which is inserted into the toe or heel of a sock to hold it in the proper shape and provide a firm foundation for repairs.
What part of speech is darning egg?
Darning egg is a noun.
What is the plural of darning egg?
The plural of darning egg is darning eggs.

Words near darning egg in the dictionary

  1. darnick
  2. darnicks
  3. Darnielle
  4. Darnielles
  5. darning
  6. darning egg
  7. darning eggs
  8. darning last
  9. darning lasts
  10. darning mushroom
  11. darning mushrooms

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