birdnestingn.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdˌnɛstɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbərdˌnɛstɪŋ/

Forms:

α. 1700s birds-nesting, 1700s bird's-nesting, 1800s birds'-nesting.

β. 1700s– birdnesting.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bird's nest n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < bird's nest n. (compare forms at that entry) + -ing suffix¹. Compare later birdnest v.

1. The activity or pastime of searching for birds' nests, typically in order to collect eggs from them.

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the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [noun] > bird's-nesting

birdnesting1709

1709 Useful Trans. in Philos. Mar.–Apr. 36 They give full Liberty and Leave to them to go a Bird's-nesting, as often as the said Youth may think convenient.

1722 tr. Arabian Nights Entertainm. XI. 22 Two of my Boys..left us, to go into the Wood a Bird nesting.

1881 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 347/1 Where is the schoolboy who has not a strong love for bird-nesting?

2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 Aug. 10/2 Like Sir Henry Newbolt he is a friend of Rothenstein and was fond of birdnesting, but those are the only bond between them.

2. The accumulation of combustion waste, for example cinders or ash, in the tubes of a boiler, resulting in a loss of efficiency.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > [noun] > specific impurities > incrustation > on metal > scale or fur

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birdnesting1893

1893 Engineering 24 Feb. 225/3 There is the further serious difficulty from ‘bird's nesting’ with anything like a good forced draught.

1930 Engineering 9 May 597/3 To overcome the trouble of ‘birdnesting’ originally experienced in the lower rows of boiler tubes.

2001 R. L. Vandagriff Pract. Guide Industr. Boiler Syst. iv. 130 The accumulation may take many forms, including the following..Bird-nesting: agglomeration of porous masses of loosely adhering refuse and slag particles in the first tube bank of a watertube boiler.

Compounds

General use as modifier.

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the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [adjective] > bird's-nesting

birdnesting1848

1848 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 273 A man..whose bird-nesting days were spent in the woods near Gifford.

1976 C. D. Mills Hobble Chains & Greenhide 140 Clarabelle..jogged a jinker load of mates with you on exciting bird-nesting forays.

2008 J. Quinn Goodnight Ballivor xiv. 72 It was birdnesting time now. We spent hours of anticipation and delight in finding the nest of a thrush or blackbird.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

birdnestingadj.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdˌnɛstɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbərdˌnɛstɪŋ/

Forms:

α. 1700s 1900s– birdnesting.

β. 1800s birds'-nesting.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: birdnest v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < birdnest v. (compare forms at that entry) + -ing suffix². Compare earlier birdnesting n.

That searches for bird's nests.

ΚΠ

1772 G. A. Stevens Songs Comic & Satyrical 125 Here's the Nest in that Bush, and the Bird-nesting Lover.

1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. viii. 157 Not that he is a birds'-nesting boy.

1988 Country Life 7 July 131/1 I was inclined to think that birdnesting boys might have taken the clutch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	birdnesting
释义	birdnestingn. Brit. /ˈbəːdˌnɛstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌnɛstɪŋ/ Forms: α. 1700s birds-nesting, 1700s bird's-nesting, 1800s birds'-nesting. β. 1700s– birdnesting. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bird's nest n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < bird's nest n. (compare forms at that entry) + -ing suffix¹. Compare later birdnest v. 1. The activity or pastime of searching for birds' nests, typically in order to collect eggs from them. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [noun] > bird's-nesting birdnesting1709 1709 Useful Trans. in Philos. Mar.–Apr. 36 They give full Liberty and Leave to them to go a Bird's-nesting, as often as the said Youth may think convenient. 1722 tr. Arabian Nights Entertainm. XI. 22 Two of my Boys..left us, to go into the Wood a Bird nesting. 1881 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 347/1 Where is the schoolboy who has not a strong love for bird-nesting? 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 14 Aug. 10/2 Like Sir Henry Newbolt he is a friend of Rothenstein and was fond of birdnesting, but those are the only bond between them. 2. The accumulation of combustion waste, for example cinders or ash, in the tubes of a boiler, resulting in a loss of efficiency. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > [noun] > specific impurities > incrustation > on metal > scale or fur pan-scratch1779 limescale1841 scale1875 scurf1884 scurfing1884 furring1885 birdnesting1893 1893 Engineering 24 Feb. 225/3 There is the further serious difficulty from ‘bird's nesting’ with anything like a good forced draught. 1930 Engineering 9 May 597/3 To overcome the trouble of ‘birdnesting’ originally experienced in the lower rows of boiler tubes. 2001 R. L. Vandagriff Pract. Guide Industr. Boiler Syst. iv. 130 The accumulation may take many forms, including the following..Bird-nesting: agglomeration of porous masses of loosely adhering refuse and slag particles in the first tube bank of a watertube boiler. Compounds General use as modifier. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > collection or conservation of natural specimens > [adjective] > bird's-nesting birdnesting1848 1848 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 273 A man..whose bird-nesting days were spent in the woods near Gifford. 1976 C. D. Mills Hobble Chains & Greenhide 140 Clarabelle..jogged a jinker load of mates with you on exciting bird-nesting forays. 2008 J. Quinn Goodnight Ballivor xiv. 72 It was birdnesting time now. We spent hours of anticipation and delight in finding the nest of a thrush or blackbird. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). birdnestingadj. Brit. /ˈbəːdˌnɛstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌnɛstɪŋ/ Forms: α. 1700s 1900s– birdnesting. β. 1800s birds'-nesting. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: birdnest v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < birdnest v. (compare forms at that entry) + -ing suffix². Compare earlier birdnesting n. That searches for bird's nests. ΚΠ 1772 G. A. Stevens Songs Comic & Satyrical 125 Here's the Nest in that Bush, and the Bird-nesting Lover. 1859 A. Helps Friends in Council New Ser. II. viii. 157 Not that he is a birds'-nesting boy. 1988 Country Life 7 July 131/1 I was inclined to think that birdnesting boys might have taken the clutch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1709adj.1772
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