Difference between revisions of "Nut"

<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To gather nuts. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See Illust. of lst Bolt. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The tumbler of a gunlock. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel. </p>