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Nest egg   Listen
noun
nest egg  n.  
1.
An egg left in the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking it, and to induce her to lay more in the same place.
2.
Hence, (figuratively), Money set aside in a special fund to be used for special occasions, or more commonly, for retirement; as, she set aside a large hunk of her salary every month and had a considerable nest egg for her retirement.





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"Nest egg" Quotes from Famous Books



... live here most of the time," grinned Teddy. "They like to have me eat here. I'm a sort of nest egg, you know. It makes the others hungry to see me eat, and they file in in a perfect procession. ...
— The Circus Boys Across The Continent • Edgar B. P. Darlington
... enough, a would get small thanks for his pains. Every man eat his meat, and he that do like cut his fingers. The foolish hen cackles, and the cunning quean chuckles. For why? A has her chalk and her nest egg ready. Whereof I tout and trump about at no man, an a do not tout and trump about at me. Always a savin and exceptin your onnurable onnur; and not a seekin of quarrels and rupturs, an they do not seek me. Otherwise, why ...
— Anna St. Ives • Thomas Holcroft


Words linked to "Nest egg" :   fund, device, monetary fund


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