Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
dray .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A squirrel's nest. See
dray .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK A
squirrel ’s nest, built of twigs in a tree.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the nest of a squirrel
Etymologies
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Examples
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The red builds a nest known as a drey in a branch-fork of a conifer by laying down twigs to make a domed structure about 25cm to 30cm in diameter, then lining it with moss, leaves, grass and bark.
unknown title 2009
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Oddly, there are a lot more images under the "drey" spelling.
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I remember leading a child's eyes up to the crown, where a squirrel, its mouth stuffed full of leaves, was making its drey.
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Notice how the drey is wedged in the fork of the tree.
Archive 2009-01-01 DNLee 2009
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Notice how the drey is wedged in the fork of the tree.
Urban Wildlife Watch: Squirrels and Dreys DNLee 2009
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Note 29: Johann Heinrich Lambert, Beschreibung einer mit dem Calauschen Wachse ausgemalten Farbenpyramide, wo die Mischung jeder Farbe aus Weiß und drey Grundfarben angeordnet, dargelegt und derselben Berechnung und vielfacher Gebrauch gewiesen wird (Berlin, 1772). back
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Beschreibung einer mit dem Calauschen Wachse ausgemalten Farbenpyramide wo die Mischung jeder Farben aus Weiss und drey Grundfarben angeordnet, dargelegt und derselben Berechnung und vielfacher Gebrauch, mit einer ausgemahlten Kupfertafel.
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I agree drey and thanks Claire, glad you like the blog!
Cuckoo for colour 2007
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I hear you drey - there's not much available in Canada either.
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Pink and orange is such a vibrant fun combo, drey. good for you for choosing such a great colour scheme.
qms commented on the word drey
He raids the bird feeder all day
And drives all the songbirds away;
Then, trading his swagger
For a corpulent stagger,
He ponderously climbs to his drey.
April 3, 2018