gashouse egg
gashouse egg noun: synonym of egg in a hole.
Noun
gashouse egg (plural gashouse eggs)
- 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
- We made gas[-]house eggs.1959 February 5, “Girl Scout Brownies Meet with Mrs. Herout”, in Bloomfield Monitor, 69th year, number 10, Bloomfield, Neb., page four
- Synonyms:
- egg in a hole
Examples of gashouse egg in a sentence
- 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.1947 December 4, Cecily Brownstone, “Snack-Happy Yule Eats For The Teens”, in Bristol News Bulletin, volume 21, number 8374, Bristol...
- When my kids were little I made them “gashouse eggs.” Take the center out of a slice of bread, making a round hole in the middle.1980, Barbara Edelstein, The Woman Doctor’s Diet for Teen-Age Girls, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., →ISBN, page 212:
- Later, George Lessey cheers their sagging plans with his recipe for gashouse eggs—eggs fried in bread slices that have had their centers cut out.1987, Lorna Woodsum Riley, Movie Lover’s Cookbook: Reel Meals, Wallace-Homestead Book Company, →ISBN, page 7:
- Breakfast: milk, grape juice, gashouse eggs1989 September 15, “Lunch Menus”, in Chadron Record, 105th year, number 104, Chadron, Neb., page 4:
Synonyms of gashouse egg
Forms of gashouse egg
| plural | gashouse eggs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gas-house egg |
Questions about gashouse egg
- What does gashouse egg mean?
- Gashouse egg means synonym of egg in a hole.
- How do you use gashouse egg in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is gashouse egg?
- Gashouse egg is a noun.
- What is the plural of gashouse egg?
- The plural of gashouse egg is gashouse eggs.
Words near gashouse egg in the dictionary
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