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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 hunts
  2. egg in a basket
  3. egg in a hole
  4. egg in a nest
  5. egg in one's beer
  6. egg in the basket
  7. Egg Lagoon
  8. egg matza
  9. egg matzah
  10. egg matzahs
  11. egg matzas

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