Scotch woodcock

Scotch woodcock
toast spread with anchovy paste and topped with loosely scrambled eggs.
[1875-80]

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  • Scotch woodcock — noun creamy scrambled eggs on toast spread with anchovy paste • Hypernyms: ↑dish * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized S : toast spread with anchovy paste and topped with soft scrambled egg * * * toast spread with anchovy paste and topped with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Scotch woodcock — Scotch′ wood′cock n. coo toast spread with anchovy paste and topped with scrambled eggs • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

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  • Scotch — blackface (sheep); Scotch broth (barley, mutton, and vegetable soup); Scotch mist (drizzle, fog, and mist); Scotch whisky (distilled from barley); Scotch woodcock (toast garnished with anchovy paste and scrambled eggs) …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

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