α. 1700s– birdnester.
β. 1800s– birds'-nester, 1800s– birdsnester.
单词 | birdnester |
释义 | birdnestern.α. 1700s– birdnester. β. 1800s– birds'-nester, 1800s– birdsnester. A person who goes birdnesting. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [noun] > bird's-nesting > one who goes bird's-nesting birdnester1775 1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions I. viii. 117 The bird-nesters had returned before me. 1896 A. G. Butler Brit. Birds with their Nests & Eggs I. 35 A trick which..renders the birdsnester more satisfied that he is on the right scent. 2005 Morning Star (Nexis) 11 Feb. 11 As a youngster, I was, like many children at the time—before the practice was declared illegal—a keen bird nester and egg collector. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1775 |
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