one's (butter and) egg money

one's (butter and) egg money
one's (butter and) egg money
Fig. money that a farm woman earns. (Farm women would often sell butter and eggs for extra money that would be stashed away for an emergency.) •

Jane was saving her butter and egg money for a new TV.

I've got my egg money. Let's go shopping.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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