'Nutcracker' definitions:
Definition of 'nutcracker'
(from WordNet)
noun
A compound lever used to crack nuts open
noun
Any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects [syn: nuthatch, nutcracker]
noun
Speckled birds that feed on nuts
Definition of 'Nutcracker'
From: GCIDE
- Nutcracker \Nut"crack`er\, n.
- 1. An instrument for cracking nuts. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) (a) A European bird (Nucifraga caryocatactes), allied to the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects. (b) The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker ({Picicorvus Columbianus}) of Western North America. [1913 Webster]