drey
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of drey
C17: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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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
The drey entrance is typically toward the bottom, often positioned on the opposite side from the prevailing wind.
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
Tiro se o tem, mi-duvel, tiro o zoozlu vast, tiro sor koskopen drey sor cheros.
From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Charles Godfrey Leland
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