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語源

nut +‎ hook

名詞

nuthook (複数形 nuthooks)

1. A hook on a pole to pull down boughs for gathering nuts.
2. (obsolete) A thief who steals by means of a hook.
3. (obsolete) A bailiff who metaphorically hooks or seizes malefactors; a policeman; a constable.
   • c. 1596–1599, Shakespeare, William, Henry IV, Part 2, Act 5, Scene 4:

     Nuthook, nuthook, you lie.

同意語

• (thief): angler, hooker
• (policeman): see Wikisaurus:police officer

上位語

• (thief): see Wikisaurus:thief

関連する語

• (hook on a pole): gaff, panking pole