Nuremberg Eggs
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Watches, which were invented at Nuremberg about 1500, and were egg-shaped.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Nuremberg Eggs” mean?
Watches, which were invented at Nuremberg about 1500, and were egg-shaped.
Is “Nuremberg Eggs” formal or informal?
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