nest boxn.

Brit.

/ˈnɛs(t) bɒks/, U.S.

/ˈnɛs(t) ˌbɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nest n., box n.²

Etymology: < nest n. + box n.² With sense 2 compare nesting box n. at nesting n. Compounds 2.

†1. A box containing similar boxes of graduated sizes packed together. Obsolete.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > containing others

nest box1608

1608 Rates Marchandizes sig. C1^v Firre Baulks, Nest boxes, Marmelad boxes.

1660 Act 12 Chas. II c. 4 Sched. at Boxes Nest boxes, the groce, containing twelve dozen nests.

1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 43 1 Case, containing..2½ Gross of Nest Boxes.

2. A box provided for a bird, etc., to make its nest in.

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the world > animals > birds > nest or bird defined by > [noun] > kinds of

eyriec1520

cock nest1830

nest box1850

nesting box1869

false nest1954

the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > birds > nesting box

bird box1803

nest box1850

nesting box1869

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > nesting box

sparrow-pot1831

nest box1850

birdhouse1855

sparrow-bottle1881

1850 D. J. Browne Amer. Poultry Yard 88 Every poultry house..should be provided with nest boxes.

1893 Burpee's Farm Ann. 64 These gourds are useful for many household purposes, such as..nest-boxes, soap and salt dishes.

1946 Q. Jrnl. Forestry 40 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.

1963 Times 8 June 12/7 Your Correspondent recalls a horrid stench from a nest-box after seven or eight young great tits had flown.

1992 BBC Wildlife Jan. 56/4 They were taken in their litter groups in the nestboxes in which they were born, and each box was attached to a cage on the prairie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nest box
释义	nest boxn. Brit. /ˈnɛs(t) bɒks/, U.S. /ˈnɛs(t) ˌbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nest n., box n.² Etymology: < nest n. + box n.² With sense 2 compare nesting box n. at nesting n. Compounds 2. †1. A box containing similar boxes of graduated sizes packed together. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > containing others nest box1608 1608 Rates Marchandizes sig. C1^v Firre Baulks, Nest boxes, Marmelad boxes. 1660 Act 12 Chas. II c. 4 Sched. at Boxes Nest boxes, the groce, containing twelve dozen nests. 1812 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs ii. 43 1 Case, containing..2½ Gross of Nest Boxes. 2. A box provided for a bird, etc., to make its nest in. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > nest or bird defined by > [noun] > kinds of eyriec1520 cock nest1830 nest box1850 nesting box1869 false nest1954 the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [noun] > birds > nesting box bird box1803 nest box1850 nesting box1869 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > nesting box sparrow-pot1831 nest box1850 birdhouse1855 sparrow-bottle1881 1850 D. J. Browne Amer. Poultry Yard 88 Every poultry house..should be provided with nest boxes. 1893 Burpee's Farm Ann. 64 These gourds are useful for many household purposes, such as..nest-boxes, soap and salt dishes. 1946 Q. Jrnl. Forestry 40 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. 1963 Times 8 June 12/7 Your Correspondent recalls a horrid stench from a nest-box after seven or eight young great tits had flown. 1992 BBC Wildlife Jan. 56/4 They were taken in their litter groups in the nestboxes in which they were born, and each box was attached to a cage on the prairie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1608
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