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egg-in-the-basket

egg-in-the-basket is the alternative form of egg in a basket.

Meaning of egg in a basket

Noun

egg in a basket (plural eggs in a basket or eggs in baskets)

  1. Synonym of egg in a hole.
    • She set about cutting big holes in the center of the slices of the whole wheat bread she’d purchased the day before. When the bacon was done she placed the browned strips between layers of paper towels to remove any lingering traces of grease then lined up the bread on the grill and broke an egg...2006, Joyce Livingston, With a Mother’s Heart, Heartsong Presents, →ISBN, pages 67 and 70
    Synonyms:
    egg in a hole

Forms of egg-in-the-basket

pluraleggs-in-the-basket

Questions about egg-in-the-basket

What is egg-in-the-basket the alternative form of?
Egg-in-the-basket is the alternative form of egg in a basket.

Words near egg-in-the-basket in the dictionary

  1. egg-eater
  2. egg-eaters
  3. egg-hot
  4. egg-in-a-basket
  5. egg-in-a-hole
  6. egg-in-the-basket
  7. egg-in-the-hole
  8. egg-plant
  9. egg-plants
  10. egg-shaped
  11. egg-straordinary

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