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hurrah's nest

noun
\ -rȯz , -räz- , -rȧz- \
variants: or less commonly hoorah's nest \" \ or hooraw's nest \" \

Definition of hurrah'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 place —S. S. Rabl specifically : a tangle of debris blocking a trail or stream

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