Meaning of nut-head | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The outer portion of a nut (as opposed to the threads inside).
2. A head (for a doll, puppet, etc.) made out of a nut.
3. Various species of weed found in New South Wales, Australia, including Epaltes australis and Epaltes cunninghamii
4. Kook.
5. Idiot.

Examples

“The boards we use⟳ are attached to the permanent stone copings by bolts and nuts 4 feet apart ; iron⟳ bands, which are used to strengthen the boards, afford⟳ firm hold⟳ for the nut-heads.”

“In such a device the riveting may be effected with proper riveting-tools, and the nut-head afterward screwed on.”

“The machine is commonly rated at 800,000 pounds, but the last⟳ experiment⟳ approximating three-quarters of that amount ended by shearing off all the nut-heads at the recoil of the machine, and I found my labor was in vain.”

“The rails are bolted to these (the nut-heads being filed off if necessary), and the line thus forms a continuous whole.”

“Speaking of nut-heads reminds me of the shrunken head trophies which head-hunters sell⟳ as souvenirs in the interior of Ecuador and of a specimen I later saw⟳ in La Paz.”

“Dried plants make⟳ equally good raw material for toymakers, and vivid little personalities may be born of nut-heads with moss or corn silk hair, and peanuts or seedpods for feet; stitched leaf skirts and tiny bouquets of dried flowers, built on a foundation of pipe-cleaners and posed against a painted background.”

“Although dense stands of tall nut-heads are sometimes present⟳ after flooding, the plant⟳ more commonly occurs as scattered individuals.”

“They were tactful toward me, considerate of my feelings, and usually greeted me with encouraging remarks like⟳, "Ain't you folks gone bankropt yit?" or "They's been some real nut-heads drift through here in my time but you birds take⟳ the cake."”

“"'That thing,'" the mother chuckled juicily at her daughter's clever turn⟳ of phrase. "That's what you call⟳ it a straight-jacket, dearyme. He's a nut-head, the poor poke."”

“Addressing this cavalier Western attitude, Dr. Muniini K. Mulera warned "self-righteous moralists informed by hindsight" not to ask⟳ how anyone could be so gullible. "Labelling these people stupid nut-heads will not do," he wrote in the Monitor⟳.”

““I'm rinsing myhair in it, nut-head,” Julie said from beneath the swirl of dark blond hair. “Hand me my towel.” “Nut-head? You called your sweet little brother a nut-head?””

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