Meaning of nuthook | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A hook on a pole to pull down boughs for gathering nuts.
2. A thief who steals by means of a hook.
   obsolete
3. A bailiff who metaphorically hooks or seizes malefactors; a policeman; a constable.
   obsolete

Examples

“Nuthook, nuthook, you lie.”

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