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mare's-nest definition

mare's·-nest (merz′nest′)

noun

  1. something supposed to be a wonderful discovery but turning out to be a hoax or a delusion
  2. a disorderly or confused condition; mess

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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