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nut⋅shell

  [nuht-shel]
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–noun
1. the shell of a nut.
—Idiom
2. in a nutshell, in very brief form; in a few words: Just tell me the story in a nutshell.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME nutescell; see nut, shell
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nut·shell   (nŭt'shěl')   
n.  The shell enclosing the meat of a nut.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

nutshell 
c.1205, nute-scalen; see nut + shell. Fig. use with ref. to "great condensation" (1579) 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

nutshell

see in a nutshell.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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