beechnut

American  

[beech-nuht] / ˈbitʃˌnʌt /

noun

1. the small, triangular, edible nut of the beech.

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beechnut British  

/ ˈbiːtʃˌnʌt /

noun

1. the small brown triangular edible nut of the beech tree. Collectively, the nuts are often termed beech mast , esp when lying on the ground

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Etymology

Origin of beechnut

First recorded in 1730–40; beech + nut

Example Sentences

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beechnut

G. broke a front crown cracking a beechnut, there’s a black hole and he whistles when he talks.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 14, 2009

They stopped under the shade of a beechnut tree.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

The hazelnut is next best, then perhaps the peanut and the beechnut.

From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by William A. (William Andrus) Alcott

In this country we have the walnut, butternut, hazel nut and the hickory nut, the chestnut and the beechnut.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Though she didn't make the slightest sound, all at once Frisky Squirrel's nose twitched again, as he muttered to himself, "There's a very queer smell about these beechnut shucks!"

From The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat Slumber-Town Tales by Harry L. Smith