nutting

¹

[ nuht-ing ]

noun

1. the act of seeking or gathering nuts. nut.

Nutting

²

[ nuht-ing ]

noun

1. Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.

nutting

/ ˈnʌtɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or pastime of gathering nuts

Word History and Origins

Origin of nutting¹

First recorded in 1715–25; nut + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Wrongs are committed, and flagrantly, but Nutting commits to her premise without wavering and demands the reader do so, too.

From The Daily Beast

Now, as Nutting notes it is of course true that Obama added his own spending (the stimulus, mostly).

From The Daily Beast

The girls were nutting in the forest, and perfectly strangers to the King's person.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover he had apparently neglected to wash his hands, and bore the air of one returning from a prolonged nutting ramble.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, he had apparently neglected to wash his hands, and bore the air of one returning from a prolonged nutting ramble.

From Project Gutenberg

One Sunday a group of working men and girls went nutting, being duly and properly chaperoned.

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The nutting game itself is played similarly to that well known children's game, "jackstraws."

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