nutting

¹ American  

[nuht-ing] / ˈnʌt ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of seeking or gathering nuts. nut.

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Nutting ² American  

[nuht-ing] / ˈnʌt ɪŋ /

noun

1. Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.

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nutting British  

/ ˈnʌtɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or pastime of gathering nuts

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Etymology

Origin of nutting

First recorded in 1715–25; nut + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

BST14:17 58 min: Bordeaux reply by going close themselves, Saivet nutting the ball into the sidenetting after racing in front of Liverpool defenders to meet a corner at the near post.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2015

This was slapstick stuff and Houghton delivered the perfect punchline by nutting the ball into net from 12 yards.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2012

When the Zuni men had their wives and children established on the nutting grounds they returned to their fields.

From Time Magazine Archive

T was scarcely a week after the nutting party, when one morning Sallie was missing from school.

From The Pearl of Peace or, The Little Peacemaker by Leslie, Madeline

Not only Miss Aldrich, but most of the other teachers, were to take their classes to a distant forest on their annual nutting excursion, from which, this year, Winifred had felt she would be excluded.

From Dorothy at Oak Knowe by Raymond, Evelyn