nestful


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nestful

(ˈnɛstfʊl)
n
(Animals) the quantity of eggs or young that a nest is able to hold
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He said he loved eggs and ducklings; he should be proud to see a fine nestful in his wood-shed.
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Sometimes he sends none at all, and at another time he sends a nestful; it all depends on the mood you catch him in.
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And then, coming back to the cave one day with a nestful of young-hatched pheasants, I found Lop-Ear had killed the puppy and was just beginning to eat him.
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