gas-house egg

Noun

gashouse egg (plural gashouse eggs)

1. Synonym of egg in a hole.
   • She [Dorothy Roe] is sure that the original perpetrator of tihs^([sic]) gastronomic wonder was Adolphe Menjou and that in one scene he said, “Now we’ll make Gashouse Eggs,” and proceeded to do so. These Winkeyes, Bullseyes, One-Eyed Connollys or plain Gashouse Eggs are wonderful, particularly...1947 December 4, Cecily Brownstone, “Snack-Happy Yule Eats For The Teens”, in Bristol News Bulletin, volume 21, number 8374, Bristol, Va.–Tenn., page eight

   Synonyms:

   egg in a hole