nide
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nide
First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin nīdus; see nest
Example Sentences
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Me from my dear-loved patrial nide she drove Over the broad and boisterous Ocean ranging, Where Life so often saw her èxtreme range.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various
The farmer informed us that the game was very plentiful; and when we entered the first stubble field, we saw a nide of fourteen pheasants run into the hedge row.
From Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1 by Hunt, Henry
As we proceeded I killed a leash more, so that I had three brace and a half out of the first nide of fourteen.
From Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 1 by Hunt, Henry
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