EGG TIMER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the boiling of eggs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("egg timer" is a kind of...):

sandglass (timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage)

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