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eggbeater

[ eg-bee-ter ]

noun

  1. a small rotary beater for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc.
  2. Slang. a helicopter.


eggbeater

/ ˈɛɡˌ²ú¾±Ë³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. Also calledeggwhisk a kitchen utensil for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc; whisk
  2. an informal name for helicopter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of eggbeater1

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; eggbeater def 2 was first used in 1935–40 by fixed-wing airmen; egg 1 + beater
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For his solution, he squirts a bottle of Dawn dish soap into a bucket - never Palmolive - then pours in half a cup of guar gum and stirs with an eggbeater.

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Nancy Philipp of Silver Spring, Md., remembers her mother using an eggbeater to make Christmas candles.

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The National Museum of American History has more than 70 eggbeaters in its collection, said Steve Velasquez, curator in the division of cultural and community life.

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Usually twice a week since August, I ease myself into a one-person scull, push away from the dock, do “eggbeater†drills to remind myself of the boat’s feel.

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They also slide their feet on the floor with socks, re-creating the eggbeater kicking motion used when treading water.

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