Defn: As much or many as will fill a nest.
NESTLE
Nes"tle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Nestled; p. pr. & vb. n. Nestling.]
Etym: [AS. nestlian.]
1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.] The kingfisher … nestles in hollow banks. L'Estrange.
2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter. Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild country, and there nestle till succors came. Bacon.
3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent; as, a child nestles.
NESTLE
Nes"tle, v. t.
Defn: To house, as in a nest.
2. To cherish, as a bird her young.
NESTLING
Nes"tling. n.
1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. Piers Plowman.