- Nuthook
- Nuthook Nut"hook`, n.
1. A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for
gathering the nuts.
[1913 Webster]
2. A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.