eggtray
eggtray noun: a tray for holding eggs, as in an incubator, refrigerator, etc.
Noun
eggtray (plural eggtrays)
- A tray for holding eggs, as in an incubator, refrigerator, etc.
- Mrs. Stein now was swiftly but surely removing the egg-trays from the incubator.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 253
Forms of eggtray
| plural | eggtrays |
|---|---|
| alternative form | egg-tray |
| alternative form | egg tray |
Origin of eggtray
From egg + tray.
Questions about eggtray
- What does eggtray mean?
- Eggtray means a tray for holding eggs, as in an incubator, refrigerator, etc.
- What part of speech is eggtray?
- Eggtray is a noun.
- What is the plural of eggtray?
- The plural of eggtray is eggtrays.
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