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- noun Plural form of
nutcracker .
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Examples
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But underneath the radar, there will be near pornographic slurs too, for the neaderthals of of the electorate who buy fun things like Hillary "nutcrackers" and Hillary toilet shields.
Plouffe: Republicans Will Attack Hillary Too, Remember? 2009
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The "nutcrackers," such as the one shown here, were basalt and limestone rocks, pitted by use in opening large quantities of nuts.
Hominids Go Nuts 2002
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The discovery of both nuts and "nutcrackers" in the same archaeological layer provides the earliest evidence -- from the Lower Palaeolithic period -- that nuts were an important part of these hominids 'diet and that they had the tools to open them.
Hominids Go Nuts 2002
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Early "nutcrackers" were basalt and limestone rocks, pitted by use in opening large quantities of nuts.
Hominids Go Nuts 2002
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It was quite impossible to present Mme. Sauvage herself, for the "nutcrackers" had grown suspicious of every one.
Cousin Pons Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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The "nutcrackers," punctual in their attendance at Saint-Francois on Sundays and saints'-days, were on friendly terms with the beadle and the lowest ecclesiastical rank and file, commonly called in Paris _le bas clerge_, to whom the devout usually give little presents from time to time.
Cousin Pons Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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And how about those Hillary Clinton "nutcrackers" sold in airport shops!
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And how about those Hillary Clinton "nutcrackers" sold in airport shops!
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On a recent afternoon, the bustling shop was decorated with oversize nutcrackers, Santa figurines and plastic wreaths.
Holidays at the Pawn Shop Anne Kadet 2011
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In the tableau, you want to entwine flowers, candlesticks and personal objects, such as a bronze sculpture or a fleet of nutcrackers.
The Host's Secret Weapon: Merciless Perfection Sara Ruffin Costello 2011
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