A nesting hen sits upon me as a batch of eggs ready for Easter, but a manual motorist presses down upon my pedal to switch gears on the highway. What am I?
A clutch
A 'clutch' is a collective noun for a set of bird eggs, as well as the mechanical pedal used to disengage an engine.
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