To be, or lie, in a nutshell, to be within a small compass; to admit of
very brief or simple determination or statement. "The remedy lay in a
nutshell." Macaulay.
Nut"ter (?), n. A gatherer of nuts.
Nut"ting (?), n. The act of gathering nuts.
Nut"ty (?), a. 1. Abounding in nuts.