Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drink made of milk, syrup, and soda water.
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- noun made of milk and flavored syrup with soda water
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Probably from its foamy, egg-whitelike head.]
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lampbane commented on the word egg cream
Seltzer, milk, and syrup. No eggs or cream involved.
December 12, 2006