The eyes of the nester were a barometer of his temper.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Man Four-Square] Reference

There was only one man Kit at all trusted, a "nester" (small ranchman) named Racketty Smith.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier] Reference

The XIX ranch, owned by a small "nester" named Henderson, could not be more than five or six miles to the southeast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West] Reference

The power of the 'nester' has steadily increased from that moment. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West] Reference

A "nester," or "truck farmer," who was likely to fence in the river somewhere and homestead some land.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Eagle's Heart] Reference

But the second shot also hit the old nester in the breast.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lonesome Dove]

John Clare, the best nester north of Zambia, never found one.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Year on the Wing] Reference

She is a playwright, composer, and sixty-something empty-nester.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tales from the trenches �� More election stories] Reference

One of her most jseful traits, Bishop had noted: she was a nester.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hunting Fear]

I have my own office space – a benefit of being an empty nester.    From Wordnik.com.  [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Office Overhaul for Mental Overhaul] Reference

It was a “nester trick,” abhorred by both hunters and cattlemen.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE AMERICAN WEST] Reference

"It's a beautiful home for an empty nester or young couple," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rarity on West End Road] Reference

I'm a single empty nester mom and I struggle to cook meals for myself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recipe for Pan-Fried White Eggplant with Onion, Caper, and Herb Sauce] Reference

We seem to be threatening our local urban bird, the plastic bag nester.    From Wordnik.com.  [Earth Day 2009] Reference

Try our wooden Bumblebee nester at £19.99 or the ceramic nester at £16.59.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference

I wonder how being an empty nester at an earlier age falls into the equation?.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Empty Nesting] Reference

A typical empty nester, purpose and meaning seemed to be missing from my life.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Woman's Perspective On Living In Mexico] Reference

And now that he's a true empty-nester, does he really need such a large expanse?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jonathan A. Schein: Al Gore Doubles His Carbon Footprint] Reference

How often the empty-nester phones or e-mails at least one of his three kids: Daily.    From Wordnik.com.  [CEO Profile: Campbell exec nears 'extraordinary' goal] Reference

Being an "empty nester" frees Brooke to enjoy the opportunities her position offers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lunch at Michael's with Brooke Bailey Johnson: The Food Network's Renaissance CEO] Reference

We know that it was a ground-nester -- that's one factor that led to its extinction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Asimov's Science Fiction]

Don't get me wrong; I'm not your typical empty nester fretting about my kids leaving me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vicki Iovine: Girlfriends' Guide to Teenagers: 'We'll Remember Always Graduation Day'] Reference

It has 4 nester hyperboloid mirrors and 4 nested paraboloid mirrors to focus the x-rays.    From Wordnik.com.  [Podcast: Steampunk Panel at ReaderCon] Reference

A recent piece in the Washington Post by a new empty-nester confirms all my worst fears.    From Wordnik.com.  [Foresee the Empty Nest, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

I was divorced, had become an empty nester, sold my business and nothing in my closet fit.    From Wordnik.com.  [All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » Author Insight: Kim Johnson Gross] Reference

Now her son is going to college and she finds herself an empty nester ending her job as mom.    From Wordnik.com.  [An American Hero Activist Betsy Malcolm] Reference

"A nester that's got something besides a milk cow and a pile of buffalo chips," Dan Suggs said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lonesome Dove]

Now, that same son is set to fly the coop, making me that dreaded cliché – the empty nester.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letting Go: Reflections from the Almost-Empty Nest] Reference

They then rested awhile and had dinner with the nester, and after that Little rode away, leading.    From Wordnik.com.  [Injun and Whitey to the Rescue] Reference

Incidentally, I find these election jitters much harder to handle than becoming an empty nester.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Pre-Election Jitters] Reference

Incidentally, I find these election jitters much harder to handle than becoming an empty nester. '.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Pre-Election Jitters] Reference

Jake glanced at the nester and saw that he was stone dead, a big bloodstain on his gray work shirt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lonesome Dove]

I'm a musician and an empty nester; the cast of characters here includes my daughter, Hannah.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pratie Place] Reference