noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A hook on a pole to pull down boughs for gathering nuts.
2. 2
   A thief who steals by means of a hook. obsolete
3. 3
   A bailiff who metaphorically hooks or seizes malefactors; a policeman; a constable. obsolete

   "Nuthook, nuthook, you lie."

Synonyms

All synonyms

angleranglercobblercopcopperfed

Etymology

From nut + hook.

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