cock nestn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒk nɛst/, U.S.

/ˈkɑk ˌnɛst/

Forms:

α. 1800s– cock nest.

β. 1800s– cock's nest.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.¹, nest n.

Etymology: In α. forms < cock n.¹ + nest n. In β. forms < the genitive of cock n.¹ + nest n.Considerably earlier currency is perhaps implied by the place name Cocks Nests , Cambridgeshire (1637; now Cox's Nest, Sutton-in-the-Isle), although the intended sense is uncertain: reference may be to woodcocks' nests (compare cock n.¹ 7a) rather than nests built by male birds.

A nest built by a male bird as part of a courtship ritual.A cock nest may be used by a female bird to raise a brood or by the male as a roosting site during courtship. It may also function as a decoy to distract predators.

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eyriec1520

cock nest1830

nest box1850

nesting box1869

false nest1954

1830 Mag. Nat. Hist. 3 568 The wren does not appear to be very careful in the selection of a site for the cock nests, as they are called by the schoolboys in Yorkshire.

1920 Irish Naturalist 29 68 This cock-nest was completed by the 9th (only three days in spite of cold and snow).

1995 Behavioral Ecol. & Sociobiol. 35 229/1 Nests and cock's nests were counted by searching each territory..and inspecting all suitable areas of sufficiently tall grass.

2009 P. Holden & S. Housden RSPB Handbk. Sc. Birds 191/1 Male builds several ‘cock nests’ and female selects one and completes the structure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cock nest
释义	cock nestn. Brit. /ˈkɒk nɛst/, U.S. /ˈkɑk ˌnɛst/ Forms: α. 1800s– cock nest. β. 1800s– cock's nest. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.¹, nest n. Etymology: In α. forms < cock n.¹ + nest n. In β. forms < the genitive of cock n.¹ + nest n.Considerably earlier currency is perhaps implied by the place name Cocks Nests , Cambridgeshire (1637; now Cox's Nest, Sutton-in-the-Isle), although the intended sense is uncertain: reference may be to woodcocks' nests (compare cock n.¹ 7a) rather than nests built by male birds. A nest built by a male bird as part of a courtship ritual.A cock nest may be used by a female bird to raise a brood or by the male as a roosting site during courtship. It may also function as a decoy to distract predators. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > nest or bird defined by > [noun] > kinds of eyriec1520 cock nest1830 nest box1850 nesting box1869 false nest1954 1830 Mag. Nat. Hist. 3 568 The wren does not appear to be very careful in the selection of a site for the cock nests, as they are called by the schoolboys in Yorkshire. 1920 Irish Naturalist 29 68 This cock-nest was completed by the 9th (only three days in spite of cold and snow). 1995 Behavioral Ecol. & Sociobiol. 35 229/1 Nests and cock's nests were counted by searching each territory..and inspecting all suitable areas of sufficiently tall grass. 2009 P. Holden & S. Housden RSPB Handbk. Sc. Birds 191/1 Male builds several ‘cock nests’ and female selects one and completes the structure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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