nutshell

Pronunciation: /ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/

The English word “nutshell” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
A short book summarizing an area of law.
A small boat; a boat considered small in comparison to the seas.

verb

To summarize (from the term in a nutshell).

Etymology

From Middle English notschelle, from Old English hnutsċiell, from Proto-West Germanic *hnutskallju, equivalent to nut + shell. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Nuteskele, Nuteskil (“nutshell”), Dutch notenschaal (“nutshell”), German Nussschale (“nutshell”).

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