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Definition of Bird-nest
1. Verb. Gather birdnests. "In the summer they like to go out and bird-nest"; "They went birdnesting in the early morning"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bird-nest
Literary usage of Bird-nest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life-zone Indicators in California by Harvey Monroe Hall, Marcos Sastre, William Hamilton Gibson, Joseph Grinnell (1919)
"bird-nest MATERIALS November NOTHER bright winter's day. To the woods to see what
birds' nests are made of." Such is the brief entry in Thoreau's winter ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1910)
"In early May,, the writer found a mocking bird's nest placed in a rather unusual
situation at Thompson's Mills, north Georgia. This nest was placed about ..."
3. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1904)
"Now, if you remain perfectly quiet and motionless, if there is a bird's nest
anywhere near you can see how they do their work. Last summer a pair of robins ..."
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