eggbeater
[ eg-bee-ter ]
/ ˈɛgˌbi tər /
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noun
a small rotary beater for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc.
Slang. a helicopter.
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Words nearby eggbeater
egg, egg albumin, egg and dart, egg and spoon race, egg apparatus, eggbeater, egg-binding, egg-bound, egg case, egg cell, egg cluster
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Example sentences from the Web for eggbeater
Pour on gradually the hot corn syrup and water, beating egg with eggbeater.
Foods That Will Win The War And How To Cook Them (1918)|C. Houston Goudiss and Alberta M. GoudissKitty put in the Dover eggbeater with an air of experience, and whisked its wheel "round and round."
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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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