nutting

[ nuht-ing ]

noun
  1. the act of seeking or gathering nuts.

Origin of nutting

1
First recorded in 1715–25; nut + -ing1

Words Nearby nutting

Other definitions for Nutting (2 of 2)

Nutting
[ nuht-ing ]

noun
  1. Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.

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How to use nutting in a sentence

  • One Sunday a group of working men and girls went nutting, being duly and properly chaperoned.

    The Leaven in a Great City | Lillian William Betts
  • The nutting game itself is played similarly to that well known children's game, "jackstraws."

    Suppers | Paul Pierce

British Dictionary definitions for nutting

nutting

/ (ˈnʌtɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the act or pastime of gathering nuts

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