Like an egg in an egg cup, the ball rested on the muzzle end until firing of the charge tossed it in the general direction of the enemy.
There is a tall coffee pot, hot milk pitcher, a cream pitcher and sugar bowl, a cup and saucer, two plates, an egg cup and a covered dish.
The yolk mixture is then scooped with a spoon and piped back into each egg cup.
It lands in an egg cup on the shelf, which rolls and knocks a dish, which rolls into a laundry basket and into the broom.
The egg cup is a collectible item.
As the lids are impossible for arthritic fingers to manipulate, tablets are decanted into egg cups, old tins etc.
Egg cups have many shapes and bear various designs.