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drey

British  
/ dreɪ /

noun

  1. a squirrel's nest

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of drey

C17: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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Mikael Mandron gave visitors St Mirren a 27th-minute lead but Alex Gogic's own-goal soon drew Dundee level before Drey Wright's strike that went in off the post put the hosts ahead before half-time.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

“People, especially in Iowa, are desperate for something to give,” Drey said on the Cornhole Champions podcast.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2025

Mookie Betts’ solo homer to left off reliever Drey Jameson gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the seventh.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2023

Drey also helped represent the U.S. in litigation as recently as March 14.

From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2023

Logau published his Deutsche Sinngetichte Drey Tausend in 1654, and Wernicke no fewer than six volumes of Ueberschriften oder Epigrammata in 1697; K�stner’s Sinngedichte appeared in 1782, and Haug and Weissen’s Epigrammatische Anthologie in 1804.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

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