Pace egg

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.3 Alternate forms 1.4 See Also

English

Pronunciation

IPA: /peɪs ɛg/

Noun

pace egg

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.

Alternate forms

• pace-egg
• paste-egg or paste egg

See Also

• County Durham website dedicated to preservation of dialect terms.
• Wikipedia article on Easter eggs (decorated or chocolate eggs)