nutpick

American  

[nuht-pik] / ˈnʌtˌpɪk /

noun

1. a thin, sharp-pointed table implement or device for removing the edible kernels from nuts. nut.

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Etymology

Origin of nutpick

First recorded in 1885–90; nut + pick ²

Example Sentences

These tools can be bought for this special purpose, but are not essential for this piece if the nutpick is at hand.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

A nutpick with a V-shaped point will do if the sharpness is smoothed off by means of a piece of emery paper, so that it will indent without cutting the leather.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

Indent the outline of the design with a nutpick or any other pointed tool that will not cut the leather.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

The necessary tools consist of a stick with a straight edge and a tool with an end shaped like that of a nutpick.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

"How much is there left of it, St. George?" asked Latrobe, watching the major manipulate the nutpick.

From Kennedy Square by Smith, Francis Hopkinson