hurrah's nest

noun

-rȯz,
-räz-,
-rȧz-
variants or less commonly hoorah's nest
"
or hooraw's nest
"
: an untidy heap : mess
in spite of all efforts, the lockers generally become a hurrah's nest … a place for everything and nothing in its placeS. S. Rabl
specifically : a tangle of debris blocking a trail or stream

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“Hurrah's nest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hurrah%27s%20nest. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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