Eggbeater

Quick meaning: Eggbeater is a noun meaning A kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to beat eggs.

Meaning

A kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to beat eggs.

More Meanings

1. (uncommon, possibly dated) A (wire) whisk.
2. A swimming stroke involving alternating kicks.
3. (military, slang) A helicopter.
4. (slang) An outboard motor.

Example Sentences

He scanned the horizon to the south, searching in vain for the eggbeater.

With a wire eggbeater, lower the oysters into this three or four at a time.

Taking advantage of the fact that a wire eggbeater of the type shown [pictured: a flat whisk] is so easily fastened between a camera tilt-head and the tripod, one photographer used such a beater to steady his camera […]

Bleeding.—Bleeding for therapuetic sera are made with trocar and rubber tube into 2-liter Erlenmeyer flasks having a large flat wire eggbeater to support the clot. After the flask is about half-full, it is tilted on the side where the wire is inserted.

Word Forms

• eggbeaters
• egg beater

Synonyms for eggbeater

Depending on context, synonyms include helicopter, whirlybird, eggwhisk, chopper.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eggwhisk, chopper, helicopter, whirlybird, beater, beadbeater.

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