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
The drey entrance is typically toward the bottom, often positioned on the opposite side from the prevailing wind.
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
Mande's pukker'd tute drey Romanes; Knau pukker tute mande.
From Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language by Borrow, George Henry
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