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From nestle + cock (“bird”). Compare nest-cock & nest-cockle.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
nestle-cock
Today it means: The last-hatched chick of a brood, the weakling of a brood. Full definition →
Today it means: The last-hatched chick of a brood, the weakling of a brood. Full definition →
From nestle + cock (“bird”). Compare nest-cock & nest-cockle.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.