1. a small cup-shaped holder used for serving a soft-boiled egg

Examples

• She placed the soft-boiled egg in the eggcup and tapped it with a spoon.
• The breakfast table was set with eggcups and toast soldiers.
• He collected vintage eggcups from different countries.
• The porcelain eggcup matched the rest of the china set.
• She cracked the top of the egg while it sat in the eggcup.
• The hotel served boiled eggs in silver eggcups.