hickory nut en · NOUN
Meanings
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One of the large edible nuts of the hickory tree.
To break the shell of a hickory nut, you needed a hammer and an act of Congress, and even then you needed a screwdriver to get at the meat, which was about as tasty as a clod of limestone.
2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 270:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hickory nuts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
pl orzech hikory (nut of the hickory tree) · abe bagimen (nut of the hickory tree) · chr ᏐᎯ (nut of the hickory tree) · unm simin (nut of the hickory tree) · de Hickorynuss (nut of the hickory tree) · chc tri ohneku (nut of the hickory tree)