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Nest egg is an idiom referring to accumulated wealth, generally liquid investments, earmarked for some future purpose. The term is used most commonly to refer to retirement savings.
In chicken farming, a nest egg is an artificial egg placed in a hen's nest in order to trigger her instincts (in particular, to lay eggs there instead of somewhere else) despite the removal of the real eggs she lays. Such eggs are commercially available from farm suppliers. [1] The phrase also invokes the general image of a mother bird caring for a precious, irreplaceable object, which may often be delicate, and in a precarious position.
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