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 nest egg, n.
 1. An egg left in the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking it, and to induce her to lay more in the same place.
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 nest egg
      n 1: a fund of money put by as a reserve [syn: savings]
      2: device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to
         induce hens to lay their eggs in it