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nest egg

  1. an artificial or real egg left in a nest to induce a hen to lay more eggs there
  2. money, etc. put aside as a reserve or to establish a fund

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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