beechnut

[ beech-nuht ]

/ ˈbitʃˌnʌt /

the small, triangular, edible nut of the beech.

Origin of beechnut

First recorded in 1730–40; beech + nut

Another time she offered big balls of popped corn stuck together with maple sugar, and liberally sprinkled with beechnut kernels.

A Girl Of The Limberlost |Gene Stratton Porter
Stuyvesant went in with Beechnut and stood below on the barn floor, while Beechnut went up the ladder to pitch the hay down.

Stuyvesant |Jacob Abbott
Shortly after this, Beechnut and the children all went into the house, and Stuyvesant and Phonny went to bed.

Stuyvesant |Jacob Abbott
He was sitting on the edge of the stone doorstep with a bit of beechnut clutched in his paws.

The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat |Arthur Scott Bailey

Beechnut,” said he, “have you given Stuyvesant the charge of my hen-house?

Stuyvesant |Jacob Abbott

beechnut

/ (ˈbiːtʃˌnʌt) /

the small brown triangular edible nut of the beech tree. Collectively, the nuts are often termed beech mast, esp when lying on the ground