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nut-cutting time en · NOUN
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Meanings
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(uncountable) The optimal time to gather nuts before they are seized by other animals or buried in snow.
The desire to follow traditions of hunting squirrel in Tennessee during mulberry season in June, and nut-cutting time in September, when squirrels concentrate, [...].
1951, Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, volumes 26-27, page 20:
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(idiomatic, uncountable) Time to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation.
Relateds
crunch time