nide

American  

[nahyd] / naɪd /

noun

1. a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.

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nide British  

/ naɪd /

noun

1. another word for nye

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Etymology

Origin of nide

First recorded in 1670–80; from Latin nīdus; nest

Example Sentences

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