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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Nuthook

· Nut·hook · IPA
01 n. A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts.
  1. 1.
    A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts.
  2. 2.
    A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors.