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nutshell

nuts·hell

UK/ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/ US/ˈnʌˌtʃɛl/ uncommon

noun

1.

the shell around the kernel of a nut

Origin

From Middle English notschelle, from Old English hnutsċiell, from Proto-West Germanic *hnutskallju, equivalent to nut + shell. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Nuteskele, Nuteskil (“nutshell”), Dutch notenschaal (“nutshell”), German Nussschale (“nutshell”).

Phrases

  • cashew nutshell liquid
  • in a nutshell

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