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单词 nestle-chick
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nestle-chickn.

Brit. /ˈnɛsltʃɪk/, U.S. /ˈnɛs(ə)lˌtʃɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nestle v.1, chick n.1 and int.2
Etymology: < nestle v.1 + chick n.1 and int.2 Compare earlier nestle-cock n.
rare.
= nestle-cock n.
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the world > animals > birds > young bird > [noun] > last hatched or weakest
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nestle-chick1932
1932 R. Macaulay They were Defeated i. 32 I couldn't spare her—my last nestle-chick, and the best.
1937 R. Macaulay I would be Private 36 It was to have been her..nestle-chick.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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