Nut″hook′ (?), n. 1. A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the nuts.
2. A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors. Shak.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.