Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel. 2. (n.) A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. 3. (n.) The tumbler of a gunlock. 4. (n.) A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place. 5. (v. i.) To gather nuts.

Multi-Version Concordance Nut (1 Occurrence) Song of Songs 6:11 I went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)