egg timer

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Synonyms: egg-timer, big timer, egg timers

Antonyms: egg-timer, big timer, egg timers

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Noun

1. A small version of an [[hourglass]] used to time the [[boiling]] of an [[egg]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} A [[timer]] that can be set to sound an [[alarm]] after a certain amount of time; a [[kitchen timer]].
3. {{lb|en|computing}} An [[hourglass]] [[mouse]] [[pointer]].

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