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nutshell

/ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/ noun B2
  1. The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
  2. A short book summarizing an area of law.
  3. A small boat; a boat considered small in comparison to the seas.

Plural nutshells

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"My reasons in a nutshell!"
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 37 · B2
"If I may put it in a nutshell, Mr.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 41 · B2

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