darning egg

noun

a smooth, egg-shaped piece of wood, ivory, marble, jade, or the like, for holding under a hole or tear to serve as a backing while darning.

Origin of darning egg

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby darning egg

darned, darnedest, darnel, darner, darning, darning egg, darning needle, darnley, darogha, darren, darrow

Example sentences from the Web for darning egg

  • Miss Hill drew a stocking from the heap and ran her darning-egg into the heel to locate a hole.

    Phases of an Inferior Planet |Ellen Glasgow

British Dictionary definitions for darning egg

darning egg

darning mushroom

noun

a rounded piece of wood or plastic used in darning to support the fabric around the hole