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HAM AND EGGS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ham and eggs mean? 

HAM AND EGGS (noun)
  The noun HAM AND EGGS has 1 sense:

1. eggs (scrambled or fried) served with hamplay

  Familiarity information: HAM AND EGGS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HAM AND EGGS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("ham and eggs" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)


 Context examples 


Sherlock Holmes swallowed a cup of coffee, and turned his attention to the ham and eggs.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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