nutting
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
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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
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I am sure you will enjoy gathering nuts of different kinds, so let us set out on a nutting expedition.
From How We are Fed A Geographical Reader by James Franklin Chamberlain
Though Margaret did not know all the truth, she was not without a pang of conscience, for she recollected the nutting, and reproached herself for not discouraging Valentine.
From Greene Ferne Farm 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
Harvard-Westlake 11, Louisville 8: Ainsley Nutting had three hits and three RBIs while Ava Molina and Peyton Perriott hit home runs in a Mission League opener for the Wolverines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
“In some cases, they are very persistent in getting those parts out,” Nutting said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Nutting Williams said many people don’t realize the severity of the situation and what happens when papers close.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
Nutting had a famous foxhound named Burgoyne—he pronounced it Bugine—which my informant used to borrow.
From Walden by Henry David Thoreau
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