monkey nut

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noun Slang.

a peanut.

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Origin of monkey nut

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby monkey nut

monkey flower, monkey flush, monkeygland sauce, monkey island, monkey jacket, monkey nut, monkey on one's back, monkey orchid, monkeypod, monkeypot, monkeypox

How to use monkey nut in a sentence

She (Evangeline) was balancing easily on one leg, while with the other leg and her beak she tried to peel a monkey-nut.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 146., January 14, 1914|Various
He was holding a tiny gourd, no larger than a monkey-nut, suspended from a necklace of polished crocodile teeth.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy|Florence Partello Stuart
The pea nut—or monkey nut—is especially recommended as a cure for indigestion.
Food Remedies|Florence Daniel
It was still grappling with a monkey-nut, but no doubt a different one.
Once a Week|Alan Alexander Milne

British Dictionary definitions for monkey nut

monkey nut

noun

British another name for a peanut

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