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Definition of Nutmeg state
1. Noun. A New England state; one of the original 13 colonies.
Generic synonyms: American State
Group relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa, New England
Terms within: Bridgeport, Farmington, Capital Of Connecticut, Hartford, New Haven, New London, Waterbury, Housatonic, Housatonic River, Long Island Sound, Taconic Mountains
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nutmeg State
Literary usage of Nutmeg state
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Public Papers of Governor by New York (State). Governor (1900)
"... that 1400 Troops were in Albany and that All of the nutmeg state Militia were
Ready to March at a Moment's Notice. (Copy) Lebanon, 1st August 1777. ..."
2. A Dictionary of American Politics: Comprising Accounts of Political Parties by Everit Brown, Albert Strauss (1907)
"Connecticut—nutmeg state, Wooden nutmeg state, Free Stone State, Land of Steady
Habits. Delaware—Diamond State, Blue Hen State. Florida— Peninsula State. ..."
3. A Dictionary of American Politics: Comprising Accounts of Political Parties by Everit Brown, Albert Strauss (1892)
"Connecticut—nutmeg state, Wooden nutmeg state, Free Stone State, Land of Steady
Habits. Delaware—Diamond State, Blue Hen State. Florida—Peninsula State. ..."
4. Wisconsin Journal of Education by Wisconsin Education Association Council, Wisconsin Education Association, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction (1861)
"CONNECTICUT —Mr. DN Camp, State Superintendent and Principal of the Normal School,
had the pleasure and honor of representing the nutmeg state. ..."
5. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"Not only is Connecticut called the NUTMEG State— although a factious native says
... Still give me the nutmeg state—Where shall we find a grater-t NUTSHELL. ..."
6. The Historic Note-book: With an Appendix of Battles by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1891)
"The nickname is ' the Wooden nutmeg state,' or 'nutmeg state,' from a trick played
by one of its 'cute ones, who sold imitation nutmegs made of wood as real ..."
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