nest-eggn.

Brit.

/ˈnɛst ɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˈnɛst ˌɛɡ/

Forms: see nest n. and egg n.

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

Etymology: < nest n. + egg n.

1. An egg, natural or artificial, left in a nest to induce a hen, etc., to continue to lay after other eggs have been removed.

†a. figurative and in figurative contexts (cf. sense 2). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > poultry-rearing equipment

nest-egg1579

mother1807

brood-basket1848

incubator1857

crammer1887

foster-mother1907

1579 J. Stubbs Discouerie Gaping Gulf sig. B5 The church of Christ rased, the very nest egge broken, as farr as mens mischeeuous reasonable wit cold reach.

1606 True Relation Proc. at Arraignm. Late Traitors 207 [You] endeavoured your best and uttermost to broose the very neast-egge of this royale and hie flying ayerie.

a1673 G. Swinnock in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1882) VI. Ps. cxix. 104 A hypocrite ever leaves the devil some nest-egg to sit upon.

b. literal.

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a1325 Easter (Corpus Cambr.) 165 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 134 As a nest ey, þat þe hen mowe iwite Ware he ssel efsone legge.]

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Nicheul A neast-egge.

1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husb. (1623) 139 You shall gather your Egges vp once a day, and leaue in the nest but the nest-Egge, and no more.

1743 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman (Dublin ed.) July xvi. 76 When a Nest Egg is left.., they gradually lay to it.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 1197 A nest-egg should be left in every nest.

1859 All Year Round 3 Dec. 125 If you want to make a farm-yard profitable,..keep no roosters and allow no nest-eggs.

1893 Burpee's Farm Ann. 64 As they exactly resemble..the eggs of hens..they make the very best nest-eggs.

1939–40 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 989/2 Poultry nest eggs.

1973 Country Life 18 Oct. 1129/3 What happened to the old-fashioned nest-egg, the white pot egg one could once..buy to ensure that hens would lay where they were supposed to lay?

1977 Young's Sporting Appliances (S. Young & Sons Ltd.) 14 Pigeon's Nest Eggs. 10 for £2.00.

2. Something displayed, or serving, as an inducement or decoy. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > that which persuades

persuasiona1398

inductivea1420

inducement1597

persuasive1626

suasorya1632

suasive1670

nest-egg1678

1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. iii. 230 Books, and Money plac'd, for shew, Like Nest-eggs, to make Clients lay.

1709 Brit. Apollo 5–7 Oct. Lay Guineas carelesly on your Table for Nest-Eggs.

1796 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1892) XIII. 227 I should view the residence of the Commissioners..as a nest egg (pardon the expression) which will attract others.

1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 421/1 Ye must try for grand names, sir, for nest-eggs to begin with.

1884 J. Sharman Cursory Hist. Swearing i. 7 It was by the aid of such simple nest-eggs as these that the men managed to establish reputations.

1930 Amer. Speech 6 14 Sometimes a crystallizer is seeded with a nest egg of sugar.

a. A sum of money laid or set by as a reserve.

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society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > sum of money saved

nest-egg1686

saving1737

haining1823

save1844

lay-by1894

1686 Let. 4 May in B. Rand Locke & Clarke (1927) 164 The rest, I perceive, he is not troubled should remain as a nest egg till a farther occasion.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Egge To leave a Nest-egg, to have alwaies a Reserve to come again.

1758 J. Blake Plan Marine Syst. 68 The..payments will constitute a bank, or nest egg.

1825 W. Scott Let. 15 Oct. (1935) IX. 253 You might..lay by the balance which..will make a tolerable nest-egg.

1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour vii. xxxii. 194 The Mangeysterne hounds wanted that great ingredient of prosperity, a large nest-egg subscriber.

1876 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera VI. 249 A nice little nest-egg of five hundred pounds in the bank.

1929 T. Wolfe Look homeward, Angel i. 5 He married a..spinstress..with a nest egg and an unshakable will to matrimony.

1955 J. P. Donleavy Ginger Man ii. 13 You could have told him you had Marion up the pole and with a birth imminent you needed a little nest egg.

1990 Internat. Business Week 2 Apr. 31/3 Increasing numbers of seniors enjoying the fruits of private pensions, as well as nest eggs built up during the high-growth years.

b. Something kept in reserve.

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the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > that which is stored or a store > kept in reserve

arrearage1594

reserve1646

nest-egg1837

balance (in hand)1876

backlog1883

reservoir1941

1837 R. Browning Strafford ii. i. 33 But, brother, where's your word for Strafford's other nest-egg, the Scot's war?

1862 S. Wilberforce in R. G. Wilberforce Life S. Wilberforce (1882) III. ii. 70 I and others kept the Church as his nest-egg when he became a Whig, till it was almost addled.

1946 S. T. Felstead Stars who made Halls xv. 152 With the idea that a West End hostelry would be a nice nest-egg when he had to retire, he became the licensee of the Long Bar in St. Martin's Lane.

4. A sum of money serving as a nucleus for the acquisition of more.

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society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > set apart for a purpose

box1389

packa1393

stock1463

bank1559

fund1660

fond1664

nest-egg1801

money fund1860

cookie jar1936

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > provision of capital > capital or principal

cattlec1330

chief moneyc1390

principal1390

chattel1502

stock1526

capital1569

capital stock1569

nest-egg1801

corpus1844

1801 R. B. Sheridan Let. Jan. (1966) II. 147 Burgess has only the nest egg of my Quaker £100.

1822 J. Galt Provost xxxvii. 275 The laird made him his man of business, and, in a manner, gave him a nest egg.

1857 S. Smiles Life G. Stephenson (1859) 51 The first guinea which he had saved..had proved the nest-egg of future guineas.

a1967 J. R. Ackerley My Father & Myself (1968) 41 This nest-egg towards the cost of the farm.

1989 Far Eastern Econ. Rev. 30 Mar. 66/1 Roughly half the money is intended for consumption, while the rest will amount to a nest-egg of Rs 25,000..which the administration hopes will be invested in income-generating activity.

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

单词	nest-egg
释义	nest-eggn. Brit. /ˈnɛst ɛɡ/, U.S. /ˈnɛst ˌɛɡ/ Forms: see nest n. and egg n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nest n., egg n. Etymology: < nest n. + egg n. 1. An egg, natural or artificial, left in a nest to induce a hen, etc., to continue to lay after other eggs have been removed. †a. figurative and in figurative contexts (cf. sense 2). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > poultry-keeping > [noun] > poultry-rearing equipment nest-egg1579 mother1807 brood-basket1848 incubator1857 crammer1887 foster-mother1907 1579 J. Stubbs Discouerie Gaping Gulf sig. B5 The church of Christ rased, the very nest egge broken, as farr as mens mischeeuous reasonable wit cold reach. 1606 True Relation Proc. at Arraignm. Late Traitors 207 [You] endeavoured your best and uttermost to broose the very neast-egge of this royale and hie flying ayerie. a1673 G. Swinnock in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1882) VI. Ps. cxix. 104 A hypocrite ever leaves the devil some nest-egg to sit upon. b. literal. ΚΠ a1325 Easter (Corpus Cambr.) 165 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 134 As a nest ey, þat þe hen mowe iwite Ware he ssel efsone legge.] 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Nicheul A neast-egge. 1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husb. (1623) 139 You shall gather your Egges vp once a day, and leaue in the nest but the nest-Egge, and no more. 1743 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman (Dublin ed.) July xvi. 76 When a Nest Egg is left.., they gradually lay to it. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 1197 A nest-egg should be left in every nest. 1859 All Year Round 3 Dec. 125 If you want to make a farm-yard profitable,..keep no roosters and allow no nest-eggs. 1893 Burpee's Farm Ann. 64 As they exactly resemble..the eggs of hens..they make the very best nest-eggs. 1939–40 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 989/2 Poultry nest eggs. 1973 Country Life 18 Oct. 1129/3 What happened to the old-fashioned nest-egg, the white pot egg one could once..buy to ensure that hens would lay where they were supposed to lay? 1977 Young's Sporting Appliances (S. Young & Sons Ltd.) 14 Pigeon's Nest Eggs. 10 for £2.00. 2. Something displayed, or serving, as an inducement or decoy. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > that which persuades persuasiona1398 inductivea1420 inducement1597 persuasive1626 suasorya1632 suasive1670 nest-egg1678 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. iii. 230 Books, and Money plac'd, for shew, Like Nest-eggs, to make Clients lay. 1709 Brit. Apollo 5–7 Oct. Lay Guineas carelesly on your Table for Nest-Eggs. 1796 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1892) XIII. 227 I should view the residence of the Commissioners..as a nest egg (pardon the expression) which will attract others. 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 421/1 Ye must try for grand names, sir, for nest-eggs to begin with. 1884 J. Sharman Cursory Hist. Swearing i. 7 It was by the aid of such simple nest-eggs as these that the men managed to establish reputations. 1930 Amer. Speech 6 14 Sometimes a crystallizer is seeded with a nest egg of sugar. 3. a. A sum of money laid or set by as a reserve. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > sum of money saved nest-egg1686 saving1737 haining1823 save1844 lay-by1894 1686 Let. 4 May in B. Rand Locke & Clarke (1927) 164 The rest, I perceive, he is not troubled should remain as a nest egg till a farther occasion. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Egge To leave a Nest-egg, to have alwaies a Reserve to come again. 1758 J. Blake Plan Marine Syst. 68 The..payments will constitute a bank, or nest egg. 1825 W. Scott Let. 15 Oct. (1935) IX. 253 You might..lay by the balance which..will make a tolerable nest-egg. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour vii. xxxii. 194 The Mangeysterne hounds wanted that great ingredient of prosperity, a large nest-egg subscriber. 1876 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera VI. 249 A nice little nest-egg of five hundred pounds in the bank. 1929 T. Wolfe Look homeward, Angel i. 5 He married a..spinstress..with a nest egg and an unshakable will to matrimony. 1955 J. P. Donleavy Ginger Man ii. 13 You could have told him you had Marion up the pole and with a birth imminent you needed a little nest egg. 1990 Internat. Business Week 2 Apr. 31/3 Increasing numbers of seniors enjoying the fruits of private pensions, as well as nest eggs built up during the high-growth years. b. Something kept in reserve. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > that which is stored or a store > kept in reserve arrearage1594 reserve1646 nest-egg1837 balance (in hand)1876 backlog1883 reservoir1941 1837 R. Browning Strafford ii. i. 33 But, brother, where's your word for Strafford's other nest-egg, the Scot's war? 1862 S. Wilberforce in R. G. Wilberforce Life S. Wilberforce (1882) III. ii. 70 I and others kept the Church as his nest-egg when he became a Whig, till it was almost addled. 1946 S. T. Felstead Stars who made Halls xv. 152 With the idea that a West End hostelry would be a nice nest-egg when he had to retire, he became the licensee of the Long Bar in St. Martin's Lane. 4. A sum of money serving as a nucleus for the acquisition of more. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > set apart for a purpose box1389 packa1393 stock1463 bank1559 fund1660 fond1664 nest-egg1801 money fund1860 cookie jar1936 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > provision of capital > capital or principal cattlec1330 chief moneyc1390 principal1390 chattel1502 stock1526 capital1569 capital stock1569 nest-egg1801 corpus1844 1801 R. B. Sheridan Let. Jan. (1966) II. 147 Burgess has only the nest egg of my Quaker £100. 1822 J. Galt Provost xxxvii. 275 The laird made him his man of business, and, in a manner, gave him a nest egg. 1857 S. Smiles Life G. Stephenson (1859) 51 The first guinea which he had saved..had proved the nest-egg of future guineas. a1967 J. R. Ackerley My Father & Myself (1968) 41 This nest-egg towards the cost of the farm. 1989 Far Eastern Econ. Rev. 30 Mar. 66/1 Roughly half the money is intended for consumption, while the rest will amount to a nest-egg of Rs 25,000..which the administration hopes will be invested in income-generating activity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1579
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