eggbeater

[ eg-bee-ter ]

/ ˈɛgˌbi tər /

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noun

a small rotary beater for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc.

Slang. a helicopter.

RELATED WORDS

chopper, autogiro, whirlybird, copter

Nearby words

egg white, egg-and-spoon race, egg-binding, egg-bound, egg-shaped, eggbeater, eggcorn, eggcrate, eggcup, eggdrop soup, egger

Origin of eggbeater

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; egg¹ + beater

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Examples from the Web for eggbeater

Pour on gradually the hot corn syrup and water, beating egg with eggbeater.
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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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