Scotch egg

noun

: a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, covered with bread crumbs, and fried

Examples of Scotch egg in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Enjoy an English toasty or a Florentine house quiche for breakfast and return for lunch to savor Celtic specialties like Scotch eggs or an Irish rarebit. — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

New England clam chowder, beef Wellington, Scotch egg and bread pudding are some of the vintage dishes on the current menu at the White Horse. — Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

For something a little more relaxed, however, slip into the Blue Boar Pub, a contemporary spin on London classics—from wild boar & apple Scotch eggs to its famed Blue Boar Dirty Burger draped with maple streaky bacon and smoked Applewood cheddar. — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Nubbly Scotch eggs with ramekins of sweet and tangy Branston Pickle. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1808, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Scotch egg

• blackleg
• bootleg
• foreleg
• mpeg
• nutmeg
• prepreg
• beg
• clegg
• keg
• leg
• legg
• meg