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A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there. / (figuratively) A saving; a reserve of money. / An egg squash.

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nest egg

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A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there. / (figuratively) A saving; a reserve of money. / An egg squash.

She has been saving money for years and now has a substantial nest egg.

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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.

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