nestfuln.

Brit.

/ˈnɛstfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈnɛs(t)ˌfʊl/

Forms: see nest n. and -ful suffix; also Scottish 1800s nessel.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nest n., -ful suffix.

Etymology: < nest n. + -ful suffix.

The quantity or number (of eggs or young) that a nest can contain. Also figurative.

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the world > animals > by habitat > habitat > [noun] > dwelling place or shelter > nest > quantity that nest can contain

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1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes A nestfull, a couie.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Nyaïe An Airie, or neastful of.

1842 E. B. Barrett in Athenæum 19 Mar. 252/1 The swallows had time to hatch two nestfulls in a chimney.

1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. 72 I stumbled on a nestful of six fledglings.

1919 F. W. Fitzsimons Nat. Hist. S. Afr.: Mammals II. 178 If a nestful of young Springhares is found in the burrow, the Snake Muishond kills them all.

1973 Observer 25 Mar. 12/2 Tall stories..of rattlesnakes bringing up a nestful of baby robins,..or some such malarkey.

1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 22 Oct. 38/3 By the 1970s the American Studies program at Yale and a number of similar programs elsewhere had begun to produce nestfuls of doctoral candidates, all hungry for subjects.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nestful
释义	nestfuln. Brit. /ˈnɛstfʊl/, U.S. /ˈnɛs(t)ˌfʊl/ Forms: see nest n. and -ful suffix; also Scottish 1800s nessel. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nest n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < nest n. + -ful suffix. The quantity or number (of eggs or young) that a nest can contain. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habitat > habitat > [noun] > dwelling place or shelter > nest > quantity that nest can contain nestful1598 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes A nestfull, a couie. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Nyaïe An Airie, or neastful of. 1842 E. B. Barrett in Athenæum 19 Mar. 252/1 The swallows had time to hatch two nestfulls in a chimney. 1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. 72 I stumbled on a nestful of six fledglings. 1919 F. W. Fitzsimons Nat. Hist. S. Afr.: Mammals II. 178 If a nestful of young Springhares is found in the burrow, the Snake Muishond kills them all. 1973 Observer 25 Mar. 12/2 Tall stories..of rattlesnakes bringing up a nestful of baby robins,..or some such malarkey. 1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 22 Oct. 38/3 By the 1970s the American Studies program at Yale and a number of similar programs elsewhere had begun to produce nestfuls of doctoral candidates, all hungry for subjects. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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