egg-in-a-basket
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of egg in a basket: synonym of egg in a hole.
Example Sentences
- "The boys’ favorite foods include homemade pizza, chocolate chip banana muffins, black witch cake and “eggs-in-a-basket,” (an egg fried in a piece of oatmeal bread)."
- "They’ll dine on an English-inspired menu of eggs-in-a-basket, baked beans and bangers, perhaps get a manicure, and, above all, be glued to the one of 28 screens in the room, intently watching the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton."
- "SanTo’s also does brunch on Saturdays and Sundays for $16.95, using organic eggs for omelets, crepes, pancakes, French toast and egg-in-a-basket, an egg inside bread dish."
- "This is the all-day cafe that will open first, on Thursday. It will serve folks from the hotel and anyone needing breakfast or a light meal, such as a grilled romaine Caesar salad with an egg-in-a-basket standing in for the usual croutons."
Inflected Forms
eggs-in-a-basket (plural)
eggs-in-baskets (plural)