nutting
noun
the act of seeking or gathering nuts.
nutting
1 American
[nuht-ing]
/ ˈnʌt ɪŋ /
noun
Nutting
2
American
[nuht-ing]
/ ˈnʌt ɪŋ /
noun
nutting
British
/ ˈnʌtɪŋ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of nutting
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BST14:17 58 min: Bordeaux reply by going close themselves, Saivet nutting the ball into the sidenetting after racing in front of Liverpool defenders to meet a corner at the near post.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2015
This was slapstick stuff and Houghton delivered the perfect punchline by nutting the ball into net from 12 yards.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 2012
When the Zuni men had their wives and children established on the nutting grounds they returned to their fields.
From Time Magazine Archive
Suppose we visit Old Bozrah when we come back and have a famous time going nutting and picking autumn leaves"— "And getting ivy poisoned so my face will be all spots next winter.
From Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter by Merrill Tileston
The nut-stealers take no care in pulling down the boughs, but break them shamefully, destroying entire bushes; and for this reason in many places, where nutting was once freely permitted, it is now rigidly repressed.
From The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life by Richard Jefferies
“This obviously is an unusual and dramatic step for the Pittsburgh Pirates,” team owner Bob Nutting said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
“It’s critical for us to replace them as quickly as possible,” Nutting said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
“The first half of 2024, it’s just really ramped up,” Nutting said, “which is why we’ve been taking even more aggressive measures to try to stop it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Nutting died Friday, according to The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, which published his obituary and a separate story on his death Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
The thirteenth Earl was restored to the family honours and estates under King Henry VII., but he was forced to part with "Knotting Barnes or Knotting barnes, sometimes written Notting or Nutting barns."
From The Kensington District The Fascination of London by Sir Walter Besant
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