drey
Definitions
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- noun A squirrel’s nest, built of twigs in a tree.
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.
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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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There he had built what he called a nest, but what humans, with greater nicety of diction, call a drey.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character
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During bad weather last week, his nest, or drey, fell out of a tree, leaving the little red squirrel alone, at the mercy of predators and exposed to the elements.
Note
The word 'drey' is of unknown origin.
