nuthack
nuthack is the alternative form of nuthatch.
Meaning of nuthatch
Noun
nuthatch (plural nuthatches)
- Any of various small passerine birds from the genus Sitta, found throughout the northern hemisphere and noted for their unusual proclivity for climbing down trees head first.
- Nuthatches have rather a habit of entering houses through open windows, probably out of curiosity; and we owed to this habit a pet nuthatch, which became extremely tame, and used to take flies from our finger.1895, Richard Lydekker, editor, The Royal Natural History, Volume 3, Frederick Warne & Co., page 440
Forms of nuthack
| plural | nuthacks |
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Origin of nuthack
From Middle English nuthake, nuttehake, nothak, equivalent to nut + hack. Compare nuthatch and nutcracker.
Questions about nuthack
- What is nuthack the alternative form of?
- Nuthack is the alternative form of nuthatch.
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