eggbeater

[ eg-bee-ter ]
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noun
  1. a small rotary beater for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc.

  2. Slang. a helicopter.

Origin of eggbeater

1
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; def. 2 was first used in 1935–40 by fixed-wing airmen; egg1 + beater

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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
  1. Also called: eggwhisk a kitchen utensil for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc; whisk

  2. mainly US and Canadian an informal name for helicopter

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