birdnestv.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdnɛst/, U.S.

/ˈbərdˌnɛst/

Forms:

α. 1700s– birdnest.

β. 1800s– bird's-nest Brit. /ˈbəːdznɛst/, U.S. /ˈbərdzˌnɛst/, 1800s– birdsnest.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: bird's nest n.

Etymology: < bird's nest n. (compare forms at that entry), after birdnesting n.

intransitive. Esp. of children: to search for birds' nests, typically in order to collect eggs from them.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [verb (intransitive)] > bird's-nesting

birdnest1768

1768 Mr. Smith in St. James's Chron. 31 May–2 June A certain Person..saw two little Boys..bird-nesting in his Park.

1833 W. Howitt in Lit. Souvenir 186 With my brother and play-fellows I sported in the green lanes, and fished, and bird-nested, and ran.

1923 Santa Ana (Calif.) Daily Evening Reg. 23 Mar. 10/7 One day I was bird nesting again and tore my coat badly on a fence.

2008 Western Daily Press (Nexis) 15 Apr. The diaries provide a wonderful glimpse of an age past when a young girl could go off alone birdnesting..without fear.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	birdnest
释义	birdnestv. Brit. /ˈbəːdnɛst/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌnɛst/ Forms: α. 1700s– birdnest. β. 1800s– bird's-nest Brit. /ˈbəːdznɛst/, U.S. /ˈbərdzˌnɛst/, 1800s– birdsnest. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: bird's nest n. Etymology: < bird's nest n. (compare forms at that entry), after birdnesting n. intransitive. Esp. of children: to search for birds' nests, typically in order to collect eggs from them. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [verb (intransitive)] > bird's-nesting birdnest1768 1768 Mr. Smith in St. James's Chron. 31 May–2 June A certain Person..saw two little Boys..bird-nesting in his Park. 1833 W. Howitt in Lit. Souvenir 186 With my brother and play-fellows I sported in the green lanes, and fished, and bird-nested, and ran. 1923 Santa Ana (Calif.) Daily Evening Reg. 23 Mar. 10/7 One day I was bird nesting again and tore my coat badly on a fence. 2008 Western Daily Press (Nexis) 15 Apr. The diaries provide a wonderful glimpse of an age past when a young girl could go off alone birdnesting..without fear. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < v.1768
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