eggbeater
[
eg
-bee-ter]
/ˈɛgˌbi tər/
noun
1.
a small
rotary beater
for beating
eggs
, whipping cream, etc.
2.
Slang.
a helicopter.
Origin
1820-30,
Americanism;
egg
1
+
beater
Examples from the web for
eggbeater
It's as if physicists were being asked to go bowling with tiddlywinks or to jump-start a car with an
eggbeater
.
Mix the crushed ice with the yogurt, juice and sweetener in a blender or with an
eggbeater
.
British Dictionary definitions for
eggbeater
eggbeater
/
ˈɛɡˌbiːtə
/
noun
1.
Also called
eggwhisk.
a kitchen utensil for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc; whisk
2.
(
mainly US & Canadian
)
an informal name for
helicopter
Slang definitions & phrases for
eggbeater
eggbeater
noun
An aircraft propeller
(WWII Army Air Force)
A helicopter •Now almost entirely superseded by chopper
: The ''egg-beater'' took off for Inchon with its burden
(1937+)
An outboard motor;
kicker
: wouldn't be caught dead with an eggbeater on their boat
(1940s+)