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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Nutcracker

/nŭt'-krăkˌ-ẽr/ · Nut·crack·er · IPA /ˈnʌtˌkɹækɚ/
01 n. An instrument for cracking nuts.
  1. 1.
    An instrument for cracking nuts.
  2. 2.
    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.(Zool.)