roost

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1. 1.The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch. He clapped his wings upon his roost. Dryden.
2. 2.A collection of fowls roosting together. At roost, on a perch or roost; hence, retired to rest.
3. 3.To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a tree, etc.; to perch. Wordsworth.
4. 4.Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep. O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid, O, let me roost and nestle there. Herbert.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a perch. He clapped his wings upon his roost. Dryden called?
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• What is fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep. O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid, O, let me roost and nestle there. Herbert called?