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Nest Egg

nounid 97401·updated May 18, 2026
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device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it

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Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
savings
plural
Nest Eggs
possessive
Nest Egg's
pluralpossessive
Nest Eggs'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it
§2
a fund of money put by as a reserve
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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