nutcracker

Definition

An implement for cracking nuts.

Etymology

From nut + cracker.

Example Sentences

• "The colorful bottles have popped up every summer in black and Hispanic communities — from the bodegas of Washington Heights to the stoops of Fort Greene — since the early 1990s. On beach boardwalks, at neighborhood basketball courts and block parties, New Yorkers are drinking nutcrackers, boozy homespun cocktails made from a blend of alcohol and fruit juices."
• "I hadn't been to school for a while so the math was a real nutcracker"