egg-in-a-hole

See also: egg in a hole

English

Noun

egg-in-a-hole (plural eggs-in-a-hole)

Alternative form of egg in a hole.
- 1954 May 4, “New Girl Scout Leaders To Begin Basic Training”, in St. Petersburg Times, page 20, column 2:
  The following morning each patrol built its own fire and cooked breakfast, making bacon and eggs-in-a-hole in skillets and on grills made by the girls.
- 1986, Kit Pearson, The Daring Game, Viking Kestrel, →ISBN, page 193:
  She showed them all how to make an Egg-in-a-Hole.
- 2014, Hugh Howey, The Shell Collector: A Story of the Seven Seas, →ISBN, page 146:
  “Have you ever had an egg-in-a-hole?” I ask.
- 2015 April, Food Network Magazine, page 11:
  Find a dozen fun ways to make an egg-in-a-hole on page 59.
- 2016, Danielle Walker, Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion, Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 65:
  She usually made us an egg-in-a-hole, with the toast cutout shaped like a heart.
- 2018, Kip Hanson, Fabricating For Dummies®, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 117:
  If you’ve ever made an egg-in-a-hole for breakfast, you’re familiar with the concept of offsetting (sorry, you might have to Google that one).
- 2021, Dawn Perry, Ready, Set, Cook: How to Make Good Food with What’s on Hand (No Fancy Skills, Fancy Equipment, or Fancy Budget Required), Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 147:
  You don’t really need a recipe for this, but I wanted to remind you that an egg-in-a-hole (or egg-in-a-nest, egg-in-a-basket, or my favorite, a hole in one) is easy to make and eat.