drey

dray

/ (dreɪ) /

noun

a squirrel's nest

Nearby words

drest, drew, drew, charles richard, drew, daniel, drew, john, drey, dreyfus, dreyfus affair, dreyfusard, drg, drib

Word Origin for drey

C17: of unknown origin

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Examples from the Web for drey

I remember a pair that made a hole in a beech near the tree my drey was in.
Birds and Man|W. H. Hudson
Mr. Drey's paper of thirty-four pages is published by Williams & Norgate, London.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898|Various
A boy has taken three little young squirrels in their nest or drey.
Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 116, January 17, 1852|Various
Au´drey, a country wench, who jilted William for Touchstone.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

The drey was eminently satisfactory, for, in the summer months, it was completely hidden.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties"|Douglas English