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单词 eggbeater
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eggbeater

[ eg-bee-ter ]
/ ˈɛgˌbi tər /
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noun

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

Origin of eggbeater

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

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. Goudiss

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
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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