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eggbeater
noun- a single-rotor helicopter US, 1936
Coined well before the war in Korea, but used extensively by US forces in Korea. - Known by such nicknames as “choppers,” “eggbeaters,” “whirlybirds,” and “airedales,” helicopters were flown by a single pilot and had two external pods to carry wounded. — Stanley Sandler, The Korean War, p. 129, 1995
- a twin-engine training plane US
- — American Speech, p. 310, December 1946: “More Air Force slang”
- an oldish, not very powerful motor car UK, 1981
An affectionate usage, reported by Mrs C. Raab, 1981. - a small outboard motor for a boat US, 1942
- We ran across the four miles of lake under power, having brought with us a 3 h.p. Johnson. People were rude to this small machine in that land of big riverboats and 25 h.p. kickers -- they called it an eggbeater and burst into laughter at the sight of it. — Beaver, p. 16/2, Winter 1956
- a paddle skier SOUTH AFRICA, 2003
The skier sits on a small bulbous canoe and paddles into the surf using paddles. His whirring repetitive paddling motion, especially when gaining speed to catch a wave, resembles an eggbeater. - a bad head-over-skis fall while skiing US
- — American Speech, p. 205, October 1963: “The language of skiers”
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