eggbeater

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eggbeater

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From egg + beater.

noun eggbeaters · egg beater

  1. A kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to beat eggs.
  2. dated, possibly, uncommon A (wire) whisk. With a wire eggbeater, lower the oysters into this three or four at a time.
  3. A swimming stroke involving alternating kicks.
  4. slang A helicopter. He scanned the horizon to the south, searching in vain for the eggbeater.
  5. slang An outboard motor.

Similar: rotary beater

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Similar: rotary beater

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noun kitchen utensil: rotary beater

Portuguêsbatedeira
DeutschHandrührgerät
Ελληνικάαβγοδάρτης avgodártis

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@misc{eggbeater_2026,
  title = {eggbeater},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eggbeater},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}