A container or crate with compartments designed to hold and transport eggs safely.
Compound of 'egg' plus 'crate.' Emerged in the late 19th century as commercial egg transport became standardized and required protective packaging.
The cardboard egg crate design with those honeycomb-like cups is pure engineering genius—it protects eggs during transport while using minimum material, and the design barely changed in 100 years.
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