eggbeater

noun

Etymology: From egg + beater.

1. A kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to beat eggs.
2. A (wire) whisk.

   “With a wire eggbeater, lower the oysters into this three or four at a time.”

   “Bleeding.—Bleeding for therapuetic sera are made with trocar and rubber tube into 2-liter Erlenmeyer flasks having a large flat wire eggbeater to support the clot. After the flask is about half-full, it is tilted on the side where the wire is inserted.”

3. A swimming stroke involving alternating kicks.
4. A helicopter.

   “He scanned the horizon to the south, searching in vain for the eggbeater.”

5. An outboard motor.