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noun
Idiom1.
the shell of a nut.
2.
in a nutshell, in very brief form; in a few words: Just tell me the story in a nutshell.
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Nutshell
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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nutshell
c.1200, nute-scalen; see nut + shell. Figurative use with reference to "great condensation" (1570s) is in allusion to a copy of the Iliad, mentioned by Pliny, which was so small it could fit into the shell of a nut.
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