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Definition of Nestful
1. n. As much or many as will fill a nest.
Definition of Nestful
1. Noun. As much or many as will fill a nest. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nestful
1. enough to fill a nest [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nestful
Literary usage of Nestful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Garter Mission to Japan (1906)
"of a nestful of hungry little mouths, all of which must be fed ! We could see
but little of the town, for the rain was pitiless. ..."
2. Mother's Day: Its History, Origin, Celebration, Spirit, and Significance as by Susan Tracy Rice, Robert Haven Schauffler (1915)
"VI I had a nestful of my own, Ah happy, happy I! Right dearly I loved them; but
when they were grown They spread out their wings to fly — O, one after one ..."
3. The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song: Selected from English and American by Charlotte Fiske Bates (1910)
"I had a nestful once of my own, Ah, happy, happy 1! Kight dearly I loved them;
but when they were grown They spread out their wings to fly — Oh, ..."
4. Songs of Three Centuries by John Greenleaf Whittier (1890)
"Shall never light on a prouder sitter, A fairer nestful, nor ever know A softer
sound than their ... I had a nestful once of ray own, Ah, happy, happy I! ..."
5. Choice Readings for Public and Private Entertainments: And for the Use of edited by Robert McLean Cumnock (1898)
"I had a nestful once of my own, Ah happy, happy I! Right dearly I loved them;
but when they were grown. They spread out their wings to fly. ..."
6. Classic Selections from the Best Authors by Samuel Silas Curry (1888)
"I had a nestful once of my own, Ah happy, happy I! Hight dearly I loved them:
but when they were grown They spread out their wings to fly — O, one after one ..."
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