A kitchen tool with rotating wires or blades used to beat, mix, or whip eggs, cream, or other foods.
Compound of 'egg' plus 'beater' (one who beats). The term emerged in the 19th century as kitchen appliances became more specialized. 'Egg' was used because beating eggs was the primary function.
The eggbeater was so iconic in kitchens that it became slang in World War II for a type of airplane with spinning propellers—the visual joke made it stick.
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