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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A tray for holding eggs, as in an incubator, refrigerator, etc.

   "Mrs. Stein now was swiftly but surely removing the egg-trays from the incubator."

Example

More examples

"Mrs. Stein now was swiftly but surely removing the egg-trays from the incubator."

Etymology

From egg + tray.

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