n.
i.q. bonduc nut (q.v.).
·vt One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence. II. Ni...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Were among the presents Jacob sent into Egypt for the purpose of conciliating Joseph (Gen. 43:11). T...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
1) It was nuts for them; i.e. it was very agreeable to them. 2) Fond; pleased. She's nuts upon her ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
are mentioned among the good things of the things which the sons of Israel were to take as a present...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·- A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or blui...
·- The plant producing nicker nuts. ...
n. See bonduc nut. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
a wood-pecker. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Broken pieces of biscuit as dessert. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Two projections either raised or welded on the square part of the shank, for securing the stock to i...