| 单词 | adam and eve on a raft |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAdam and Eve on a raft 5. U.S. slang. In the language of short-order cooks: an order of eggs (in quot. 1891, ham and eggs). Chiefly in Adam and Eve on a raft: poached or fried eggs served on toast. Also Adam and Eve on a raft and wreck them and variants: scrambled eggs on toast. Cf. raft n.1 6. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > egg dishes > [noun] > scrambled eggs buttered eggsa1425 scrambled egg(s)1864 mumbled eggs1879 rumble-tumble1879 Adam and Eve on a raft and wreck them1891 the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > egg dishes > [noun] > other egg dishes poachéa1425 meseladea1450 potrona1450 malasadec1450 poached eggc1450 eggs in moonshine?1558 snow1597 fondue1806 Scotch egg1808 soufflé1813 scrabbed eggsa1825 Scotch woodcock1836 egg salad1873 prairie oyster1879 Adam and Eve on a raft1891 Russian egg1891 eggs Benedict1898 huevos rancheros1901 sabayon1906 oeuf en cocotte1909 shakshuka1930 piperade1931 thousand-year egg1961 1891 Sunday World Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) 22 Mar. 6 Ham and eggs is one of the most common orders, and in calling this to the kitchen the ‘hasher’ screams ‘Adam and Eve’. 1894 North-eastern Daily Gaz. (Middlesbrough) 15 Oct. One day he ordered poached eggs on toast. Going to the slide the waiter yelled out: ‘Adam and Eve on a raft.’ The order was changed to scrambled eggs, when the waiter rushed off, and in stentorian tones there came the alarming direction to those below: ‘Shipwreck that order!’ 1899 Atlanta Constit. 17 July 5/3 An order for eggs on toast went to the kitchen as, ‘Adam and Eve on a raft,’ but if after giving this order the customer wanted the eggs plain, the countermand went out as, ‘Save Adam and Eve; sink the raft.’ 1913 Collier's 6 Dec. 28/4 Stools where a person could go in..and order..Adam and Eve on a raft and wreck them. 1931 ‘D. Stiff’ Milk & Honey Route 8 Adam and Eve on a raft, two fried eggs on toast. ‘Wreck 'em’ if they are scrambled. ‘With their eyes open’, if not. 1993 Independent 20 Feb. 36/5 Egg and chips is a given, whereas in New York the same order means yet another more decision-making: sunny-side up, over-easy, Adam-and-Eve-on-a-raft. 2005 Washington Times (Nexis) 11 Aug. m14 Beware of diner staff who shout out orders of ‘Adam and Eve on a raft’ or some other incomprehensible phrase. Nobody speaks that way any more, and the use was suspect even when diners were first appearing. < as lemmas |
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