eggbeater
[ eg-bee-ter ]
noun
a small rotary beater for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc.
Slang. a helicopter.
Origin of eggbeater
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How to use eggbeater in a sentence
All day long I was learning to sell clothespins and eggbeaters and wringers and cookie cutters and I wish you could see my hands!
Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort Mitchell
British Dictionary definitions for eggbeater
eggbeater
/ (ˈɛɡˌbiːtə) /
noun
Also called: eggwhisk a kitchen utensil for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc; whisk
mainly US and Canadian an informal name for helicopter
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