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Definition of 'nest egg'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) nest egg
money saved and held as a reserve for emergencies, retirement, etc.

2. nest egg
a natural or artificial egg placed in a nest to induce a hen to continue laying eggs there.

Etymology: (1600–10)

Definition of 'nest egg'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) savings, nest egg
a fund of money put by as a reserve

2. (noun) nest egg
device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

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