bird's nest

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Origin of bird's nest

First recorded in 1590–1600

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How to use bird's nest in a sentence

Slabsides, as he called this human birds-nest, was a two-story shack of rough-hewn timbers.
Heroes of To-Day|Mary R. Parkman
Not uncommonly three or four pairs of birds nest in one weather-beaten old tree.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
In some parts of India, especially in the Muttra and Fatehgarh districts, these birds nest chiefly in holes in wells.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
Many birds nest in these heights instead of going to similar conditions in the great Arctic Circle nursery.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland|Enos A. Mills

Wild surmises flashed lightnings through her mind, that seemed to rock like an empty birds nest in a shaken tree.
Paths of Judgement|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for bird's nest

bird's-nest

verb

(intr) to search for the nests of birds in order to collect the eggs

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