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Hangnest [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The name of certain species of birds, which build nests suspended from the branches of trees, such as the Baltimore oriole or red-bird; also, the nest so suspended.

Hangnest [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A nest that hangs like a bag or pocket.

2. A bird which builds such a nest; a hangbird.