˜yÐÄvlog

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drey

/ »å°ù±ðɪ /

noun

  1. a squirrel's nest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drey1

C17: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

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They commonly reside in a “drey,†a type of nest made of leaves.

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A squirrel’s nest — or drey — is often a small chamber in the hollow of a tree.

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Squibbles tried to steal a few fabric strips to line his drey, the nest made of leaves and twigs high in one of my forked branches.

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Athena had made the blueprint in the drey, using the sharp nails of her paw to scratch figures into the leaf’s cuticle layer.

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Now for those nests: The leafy nest a squirrel builds high in a tree is called a drey.

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