birdhousen.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdhaʊs/, U.S.

/ˈbərdˌhaʊs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., house n.¹

Etymology: < bird n. + house n.¹With sense 1 compare earlier aviary n. With sense 2 compare earlier bird box n. at bird n. Compounds 2a.

1. An aviary.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > aviary

aviary1577

volary1627

volliere1638

volatory1656

birdhouse1687

menagerie1749

bird room1776

birdery1816

1687 R. Wolley tr. N. Besongne Present State France (new ed.) i. xviii. 167 The Menagerie, or Bird-House [Fr. la Maison des Oiseaux ou Mênagerie] of the Park, of which there is a Keeper.

1753 T. Richards Antiquæ Linguæ Britannicæ Thes. at Adardy A bird-cage, a pen or coop to feed fowls in; a bird-house.

1835 N.Y. Spectator 18 June 2/2 Thorburn..has bought several acres of land at the Cove,..with all its green-houses, hot-houses, bird-houses.

1934 Times 17 Jan. 15/5 Basle is especially famous for its magnificent bird-house... It contains specimens of nearly all living bird species.

2005 J. Scheier N.Y. City Zoos & Aquarium i. 9 The former bird house is now the Central Park Zootique gift shop.

2. Chiefly North American. A small covered box provided for wild birds to nest in, often designed to resemble a human house; a bird box.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > nesting box

sparrow-pot1831

nest box1850

birdhouse1855

sparrow-bottle1881

1855 Defiance (Ohio) Democrat 4 Aug. It is but little trouble to build a few bird-houses... Small boxes may be put on the cherry trees.

1898 A. M. Earle Home Life Colonial Days i. 12 A tall pole with a toy house at top was erected; in this bird-house bee-martins built their nests.

1948 Pop. Mech. May 116/1 After a short period of instruction the students go to work building birdhouses, cabinets and shelves.

1983 Times 20 June 9/2 I've just acquired a little thatched birdhouse, but so far no birds.

2010 S. Austin in B. S. LeRoy et al. Genetic Counseling Pract. xi. 271 He loves birds and will sit on our porch for hours watching the birdhouse that he made with my dad last spring.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	birdhouse
释义	birdhousen. Brit. /ˈbəːdhaʊs/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌhaʊs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., house n.¹ Etymology: < bird n. + house n.¹With sense 1 compare earlier aviary n. With sense 2 compare earlier bird box n. at bird n. Compounds 2a. 1. An aviary. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > aviary aviary1577 volary1627 volliere1638 volatory1656 birdhouse1687 menagerie1749 bird room1776 birdery1816 1687 R. Wolley tr. N. Besongne Present State France (new ed.) i. xviii. 167 The Menagerie, or Bird-House [Fr. la Maison des Oiseaux ou Mênagerie] of the Park, of which there is a Keeper. 1753 T. Richards Antiquæ Linguæ Britannicæ Thes. at Adardy A bird-cage, a pen or coop to feed fowls in; a bird-house. 1835 N.Y. Spectator 18 June 2/2 Thorburn..has bought several acres of land at the Cove,..with all its green-houses, hot-houses, bird-houses. 1934 Times 17 Jan. 15/5 Basle is especially famous for its magnificent bird-house... It contains specimens of nearly all living bird species. 2005 J. Scheier N.Y. City Zoos & Aquarium i. 9 The former bird house is now the Central Park Zootique gift shop. 2. Chiefly North American. A small covered box provided for wild birds to nest in, often designed to resemble a human house; a bird box. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > nesting box sparrow-pot1831 nest box1850 birdhouse1855 sparrow-bottle1881 1855 Defiance (Ohio) Democrat 4 Aug. It is but little trouble to build a few bird-houses... Small boxes may be put on the cherry trees. 1898 A. M. Earle Home Life Colonial Days i. 12 A tall pole with a toy house at top was erected; in this bird-house bee-martins built their nests. 1948 Pop. Mech. May 116/1 After a short period of instruction the students go to work building birdhouses, cabinets and shelves. 1983 Times 20 June 9/2 I've just acquired a little thatched birdhouse, but so far no birds. 2010 S. Austin in B. S. LeRoy et al. Genetic Counseling Pract. xi. 271 He loves birds and will sit on our porch for hours watching the birdhouse that he made with my dad last spring. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1687
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