Nutting

¹ American  

[nuht-ing] / ˈnʌt ɪŋ /

noun

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

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nutting ² American  

[nuht-ing] / ˈnʌt ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of seeking or gathering nuts. nut.

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nutting British  

/ ˈnʌtɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or pastime of gathering nuts

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Etymology

Origin of nutting

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

Example Sentences

Duffy said the display includes a nutting stone, a large rock with eight holes, that could have been used for food grinding, starting fires or making weapons.

From Washington Times

He is believed to have led the IRA's internal security unit, known as 'the nutting squad', which was responsible for identifying and interrogating suspected informers.

From BBC

His luck ran out in January 1990 after police agent Sandy Lynch was rescued from the clutches of the nutting squad.

From BBC

The programme focuses on Scappaticci’s role as head of the IRA’s so-called “nutting squad”, whose task was to smoke out, interrogate and in most cases kill members suspected of being informers.

From The Guardian

"I love nutting out these problems, wrestling with these arguments. I love teaching. I miss the classroom and engaging with students. "

From BBC