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单词 nut-pick
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nut-pickn.

Brit. /ˈnʌtpɪk/, U.S. /ˈnətˌpɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nut n.1, pick n.1
Etymology: < nut n.1 + pick n.1
An implement resembling a small knife, with a narrow curved blade ending in a point, designed for removing the kernel from a nut.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > other knives
bollock knifec1400
paring knife1415
spudc1440
pricking-knifec1500
shaving-knife1530–1
by-knifec1570
heading knife1574
stock knife1582
drawing knife1583
bung-knife1592
weeding knife1598
drawing knife1610
heading knife1615
draw knife1679
dressing knife1683
redishing knife1688
mocotaugan1716
skinning knife1767
paper knife1789
draw shave1824
leaf-cutter1828
piece-knife1833
nut-pick1851
relic knife1854
butch1859
straw-knife1862
sportsman's companion1863
ulu1864
skinner1872
hacker1875
over-shave1875
stripping-knife1875
Stanley knife1878
flat-back1888
gauge-knife1888
tine-knife1888
plough1899
band-knife1926
X-Acto1943
shank1953
box cutter1955
ratchet knife1966
ratchet1975
1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 608/1 Carved bread and plated dessert knives. Nut-picks, and instruments for ladies' work.
1931 Kansas City (Missouri) Times 9 Dec. 20 His wife calls for an hour or so of his time in bruising fingers with a hammer and sticking them with a nut-pick.
1997 E. Hand Glimmering i. vi. 123 The bottle was difficult to open. The wax had hardened, and he had to chip at it with a nutpick, then prise free the lead seal.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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