nuthook

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noun

A hook on a pole to pull down boughs for gathering nuts.

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anglerhookerpolice officer
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Meanings

nounnuthook (plural nuthooks)

plural nuthooks · alternative nut-hook

  1. A hook on a pole to pull down boughs for gathering nuts.
  2. obsoleteA thief who steals by means of a hook.

    Synonyms: angler, hooker

  3. obsoleteA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA thief who steals by means of a hook.

Similar
anglerhooker

nounA bailiff who metaphorically hooks or seizes malefactors; a policeman; a constable.

Similar
police officer
Also see
anglerharmanharman-beckhooker

Origin

From nut + hook.

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Cite this entry
APA

nuthook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuthook

MLA

“nuthook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuthook. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuthook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuthook.

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