drey

British  

/ dreɪ /

noun

1. a squirrel's nest

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Etymology

Origin of drey

C17: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

The drey entrance is typically toward the bottom, often positioned on the opposite side from the prevailing wind.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2016

Now for those nests: The leafy nest a squirrel builds high in a tree is called a drey.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2016

Males disperse when they’re grown, but when it’s very cold they are sometimes given sanctuary in the drey of an unrelated female.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2016

Squibbles tried to steal a few fabric strips to line his drey, the nest made of leaves and twigs high in one of my forked branches.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

The passage stands:— "Denn drey sind die da zeugen, der Geist, und das Wasser, und das Blut, und die drey sind beysamen."

From Notes and Queries, Number 28, May 11, 1850 by Various