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roost

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roost
a place, perch, branch, etc., where birds, esp domestic fowl, rest or sleep


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And there were moments, proud moments, in their lives, when they were clever enough to snatch a small bird at roost off his perch.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
I Chile, they haunt, during the greater part of the year, th lower country near the shores of the Pacific, and at nigh several roost together in one tree; but in the early part o summer, they retire to the most inaccessible parts of th inner Cordillera, there to breed in peace.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
Afterward they sat down to a splendid feast, and Ozma put Dorothy at her right and Billina at her left, where the hen sat upon a golden roost and ate from a jeweled platter.
Ozma of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
 
 
 
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