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Definition of Nut house
1. Noun. Pejorative terms for an insane asylum.
Generic synonyms: Asylum, Insane Asylum, Institution, Mental Home, Mental Hospital, Mental Institution, Psychiatric Hospital
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nut House
Literary usage of Nut house
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law of Contracts by William Herbert Page (1920)
"983. 10 LRA v. Mann, 176 N. Car. 353, 97 SE 175; (NS) 734, 57 SE 213. C'ollard v.
Fried, — ND —, 170 N. > nut house v. Pacific Oil Mills, 102 W. 525. Wash. ..."
2. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"... he broke open the door of an nut-house near it, where he slept, and left behind
him in the morning a dark lantern. On the Wednesday night be went to ..."
3. A Journey from Madras Through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar by Francis Hamilton, East India Company (1870)
"... the imports are salt; sugar ; sugar-candy ; coco-nuts ; betel-nut;house
oaic<;r3- pepper ;cut, or terra japonica ; ginger; capili, ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Exchequer: From by Great Britain Court of Exchequer, Great Britain Court of Exchequer Chamber, George Price (1816)
"... chapel, building for religious worship, dwelling-house, barn, stable or
nut-house, shall be out of any city or town, that is either a county of itself, ..."
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