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Nest egg

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Noun
  1. 1
    A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there.

    "My improvement relates to artificial eggs composed of a substance which is offensive to insects, the object being to render the same effective, not only as a nest-egg, but also as a destroyer of vermin."

  2. 2
    device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it wordnet
  3. 3
    A saving; a reserve of money. figuratively

    "Over time, they accumulated a tidy nest egg and retired comfortably."

  4. 4
    a fund of money put by as a reserve wordnet
  5. 5
    An egg squash.

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