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scotch egg

scotch egg is the alternative letter-case form of Scotch egg.

Noun capitalized: Scotch egg

Scotch egg (plural Scotch eggs)

  1. An English savoury snack consisting of a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs.

Forms of scotch egg

pluralscotch eggs
pluralScotch eggs

Origin of scotch egg

Various theories; see Wikipedia. Perhaps associated with the verb scotch in some sense.

Questions about scotch egg

What does scotch egg mean?
Scotch egg means an English savoury snack consisting of a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs.
What is scotch egg the alternative letter-case form of?
Scotch egg is the alternative letter-case form of Scotch egg.
What part of speech is scotch egg?
Scotch egg is a noun.
What is the plural of scotch egg?
The plural of scotch egg is scotch eggs.

Words near scotch egg in the dictionary

  1. Scotch Deerhound
  2. Scotch derrick
  3. Scotch derricks
  4. Scotch dresser
  5. Scotch dressers
  6. scotch egg
  7. scotch eggs
  8. Scotch elm
  9. Scotch elms
  10. Scotch fiddle
  11. scotch fillet

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