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plural eggbeaters
A kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to beat eggs. examples
(uncommon, possibly dated) A (wire) whisk. quotations examples
With a wire eggbeater, lower the oysters into this three or four at a time.
1919, Herald and Presbyter, page 30
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.
1920, William Hallock Park, Public Health and Hygiene: In Contributions by Eminent Authorities, page 57
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 […]
1944, Popular Mechanics, page 118
A swimming stroke involving alternating kicks. examples
(military, slang) A helicopter. quotations
He scanned the horizon to the south, searching in vain for the eggbeater.
2008, George Galdorisi, Thomas Phillips, Leave No Man Behind: The Saga of Combat Search and Rescue
(slang) An outboard motor.