egg timer
noun
a small hourglass or clock device running about three to five minutes, used to time the boiling of an egg.
Origin of egg timer
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby egg timer
egg rolling,
egg sac,
egg slice,
egg spoon,
egg stone,
egg timer,
egg tooth,
egg white,
egg-and-spoon race,
egg-binding,
egg-bound
Example sentences from the Web for egg timer
My spirits, which had risen momentarily from their classic depths, sank like the sands of an egg-timer.
The Blower of Bubbles |Arthur Beverley Baxter
British Dictionary definitions for egg timer
egg timer
noun
a device, typically a miniature hourglass, for timing the boiling of an egg