egg and spoon race

noun

a novelty race in which contestants each carry an egg in a spoon to the finish line, the winner being the first to finish without dropping or breaking the egg.

egg-and-spoon race

noun

a race in which runners carry an egg balanced in a spoon

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Word History and Origins

Origin of egg-and-spoon race¹

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

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"The funny thing is we’d be with our grandchildren running in the egg and spoon race. She was always a better, faster runner than me."

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The set-piece sequences are spectacular – in particular, Jenkins’ bravura opening vision of a cross-Themyscira athletics marathon that makes the modern Olympics look like a toddler’s egg and spoon race.

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In Kent, a reception class has been practicing a socially distanced egg and spoon race ahead of a full school sports event.

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The last book that made me laugh PG Wodehouse’s The Inimitable Jeeves – the story “The Purity of the Turf”, in which Bertie is consulting Jeeves as to whether to lay a bet on the forthcoming Girls’ Open Egg and Spoon Race at the annual village school treat.

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I cheered the egg and spoon race while sneaking a peek at Twitter.

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