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

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

And frequently, not just once in every 13 years, like our beechnut.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Not a butternut on a tree nor a beechnut!

From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association

The points awarded for size have therefore been on the basis that eventually we would get a beechnut the size of a chestnut, although we are very far from that now.

From Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930 by Northern Nut Growers Association