nutcracker
Hinged walnut opener
A nutcracker is a device for cracking open nuts, typically a hinged metal tool that applies leverage to break the shell.
The word extends to the nutcracker bird, which wedges nuts into bark crevices and hammers them open.
She set out a bowl of walnuts and a nutcracker. (Capitalized Nutcracker refers to the ballet.)
almond
Edible tree nut
shell · grip · squeeze · handheld · metal · hardshell · crushing · sheller · mechanical · hinge
corvid
Crow family member
- coniferousProducing woody cones
- alpineOf high elevations
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
beak · plumage · cache · montane · winged · ornithology · avian · feathers · songbird · treetop
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- The NutcrackerYuletide ballet with dancing sweets
- Nutcracker SuiteHoliday ballet music collection
- nutcracker balletHoliday dance about toys
- pair of nutcrackersTool for cracking shells