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Nest egg   /nɛst ɛg/   Listen
Nest egg

noun
1.
A fund of money put by as a reserve.  Synonym: savings.
2.
Device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it.






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"Nest egg" Quotes from Famous Books



... money invested in their unprofitable enterprise, for she had no money to invest. Neither had she any capital of scout experience to draw upon. But one little nest egg she had. She had once made a small deposit in this staunch institution of reciprocal kindness. All by herself, and long before she had known of Pee-wee and the scouts, she had done ...
— Pee-wee Harris • Percy Keese Fitzhugh



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