Etymology

From nest +‎ -ageCategory:English terms suffixed with -age#NESTAGE.

Noun

nestage (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#NESTAGECategory:English nouns#NESTAGECategory:English uncountable nouns#NESTAGECategory:English uncountable nouns#NESTAGECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#NESTAGECategory:Pages with entries#NESTAGECategory:Pages with 1 entry#NESTAGE

1. Nesting; the construction of nests.
   • 1868, History of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, volumes 4-5, page 223:

     Owing to increasing numbers and consequent want of room for nestage, the old birds drove away the younger ones, who took refuge in their present abode at Fox's Know, where they have been located about six years.

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