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egg roll
n.
A usually deep-fried cylindrical casing of thin egg dough, filled with minced vegetables and often bits of seafood or meat.
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egg roll
n
(Cookery) a Chinese-American dish consisting of egg dough filled with a minced mixture of pork, bamboo shoots, onions, etc, and browned in deep fat
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egg′ roll`
n.
a thin casing of egg dough rolled around a mixture of minced meat or shrimp, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, etc., and fried in deep fat.
[1940–45]
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