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nest-box
[f. nest n. + box n.2]
1. A box containing others of graduated sizes packed in a nest.
1660Act 12 Chas. II, c. 4 Schedule s.v. Boxes, Nest boxes, the groce, containing twelve dozen nests. 1812J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (1821) *49 Nest boxes.—The gross to contain 12 dozen Nests, each Nest 8 Boxes. Ibid., 1 Case, containing..2½ Gross of Nest Boxes.
2. A box provided for a domestic fowl or other bird to make its nest in.
1849D. J. Browne Amer. Poultry Yd. (1855) 88 Every poultry house..should be provided with nest boxes. 1893Burpee's Farm Ann. 64 These gourds are useful for many household purposes, such as..nest-boxes, soap and salt dishes. 1946Q. Jrnl. Forestry XL. 83 The habit of maintaining a territory also leads to birds being well scattered over the area, and as a consequence nest boxes should not be too close together. 1963Times 8 June 12/7 Your Correspondent recalls a horrid stench from a nest-box after seven or eight young great tits had flown. 1971Country Life 2 Sept. 541/1 Many bird-lovers put up two or three nest-boxes in their gardens. |