NUTHOOK

Nut"hook`, n.

1. A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts.

2. A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 April 2024

SUSPECT

(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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