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A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there. / (figuratively) A saving; a reserve of money. / An egg squash.

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nest egg

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Source Word

nest egg

Noun

figuratively

A natural or artificial egg placed in a bird's nest, to encourage the bird to lay its own eggs there. / (figuratively) A saving; a reserve of money. / An egg squash.

Japanese Meaning

鳥の巣に置かれた自然または人工の卵（母鳥がその場所に卵を産むよう促すためのもの） / （比喩的に）貯蓄や積立金 / エッグスクウォッシュ（料理の名称）

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

保護活動家は、空になった鳥の巣におとりの卵を慎重に置き、鳥が戻って自分の卵を産むよう促した。

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My improvement relates to artificial eggs composed of a substance which is offensive to insects, the object being to render the same effective, not only as a nest-egg, but also as a destroyer of vermin.

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