coddled egg

Other forms: coddled eggs

Definitions of coddled egg
  1. noun
    egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water
    synonyms: boiled egg
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    types:
    hard-boiled egg, hard-cooked egg
    an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify
    Easter egg
    a colored hard-boiled egg used to celebrate Easter
    type of:
    dish
    a particular item of prepared food
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