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nuthooks

nuthooks is the plural of nuthook.

Meaning of nuthook

Noun

nuthook (plural nuthooks)

  1. A hook on a pole to pull down boughs for gathering nuts.
  2. (obsolete) A thief who steals by means of a hook.
    Synonyms:
    angler, hooker
  3. (obsolete) A bailiff who metaphorically hooks or seizes malefactors; a policeman; a constable.
    • Nuthook, nuthook, you lie.c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, act 5, scene 4
    Synonyms:
    police officer

Questions about nuthooks

What is nuthooks the plural of?
Nuthooks is the plural of nuthook.

Words near nuthooks in the dictionary

  1. nutheads
  2. nuthin
  3. nuthin'
  4. nuthing
  5. nuthook
  6. nuthooks
  7. nuthouse
  8. nuthouses
  9. nuths
  10. nuthugger
  11. nuthuggers

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