bird's nest

noun

nest(def 1).
Angling. backlash(def 4).

Origin of bird's nest

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby bird's nest

bird walk, bird watcher, bird's beak, bird's eye view, bird's mouth, bird's nest, bird's-eye, bird's-eye chilli, bird's-eye maple, bird's-eye primrose, bird's-foot

British Dictionary definitions for bird's-nest

bird's-nest

verb

(intr) to search for the nests of birds in order to collect the eggs