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acorn nut

noun

Etymology

From acorn + nut, because it resembles an acorn.

  1. inherited from *hnuts✻
  2. inherited from *hnut✻
  3. inherited from hnutu
  4. inherited from note
  5. compounded as acorn nut — “acorn + nut”

Definitions

  1. A closed nut having a dome-like cap over the rear protruding part of the engaged screw or…

    A closed nut having a dome-like cap over the rear protruding part of the engaged screw or bolt.

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