nustle
English edit
Etymology edit
Compare nuzzle.
Verb edit
nustle (third-person singular simple present nustles, present participle nustling, simple past and past participle nustled)
- (obsolete) To take care of fondly; to cherish; to nurse.
- 1641, Richard Brathwaite, The Penitent Pilgrim, published 1847, page 144:
- And now by means of those worldly Lectures, which he had by my direction so gravely, and effectually read unto me, I became such a Proficient in Mammon's School, as those who long time had been nursed and nustled in it, could not come near me in the Practical part of a Worldling.
- To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
- 1807, Sir Philip Sidney, “Policy and Government”, in Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney, volume 2, page 64:
- Old men, long nustled in corruption, scorn them that would seek reformation.
- 2019, Fergus Henderson, Trevor Gulliver, “Blood Cake and Brown Sauce”, in The Book of St John: Over 100 Brand New recipes from London’s Iconic Restaurant:
- […] and yet black pudding is an essential feature of the English Breakfast plate, nustling in amongst the beans with a friendly and approachable demeanour.
Synonyms edit
- (foo): coddle, dandle; see also Thesaurus:pamper
- (settle oneself): nestle
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “nustle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)