subs. (old: now recognised).—See quot. 1696.
c. 1696. B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v. NESTLING, Canary-Birds brought up by Hand.
1728. BAILEY, English Dictionary, s.v.
TO KEEP A NESTLING, verb. phr. (old).—See quot.
c. 1696. B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, s.v. NESTLING. What a NESTLING you keep, how restless and uneasy you are.
