Nuthook

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nuthook \Nut"hook`\, n.
     1. A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for
        gathering the nuts.
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     2. A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who


        hooks or seizes malefactors. --Shak.
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