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nutcracker

nutc·rac·ker

US/ˈnʌtˌkɹækɚ/ uncommon informal us

noun

1.

a compound lever used to crack nuts open

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2.

any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects

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3.

speckled birds that feed on nuts

Origin

From nut + cracker.

Phrases

  • Christmas nutcracker
  • Clark's nutcracker
  • Eurasian nutcracker
  • nutcracker doll
  • nutcracker phenomenon
  • nutcracker syndrome
  • son of a nutcracker
  • spotted nutcracker

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