pace egg

noun

pace egg

noun

/peɪs ɛɡ/

1

A hard-boiled coloured egg traditionally made at Easter, often given to relatives and friends as a token of goodwill. It was traditional to jarp with the eggs before eating them.

Derived terms
pace-egger
Related terms
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