nut|crack|er

nut|crack|er
nut|crack|er «NUHT KRAK uhr», noun.
1. an instrument for cracking the shells of nuts.
2. a bird related to the crow, that feeds on nuts, especially on pine seeds, such as Clark's nutcracker, which lives in the mountains of western North America.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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