(countable) An edible nut (technically a fruit) of the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut tree (); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a nut from a related shrub or tree; or a similar nut from an unrelated plant.
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During the idiotic LNP Dutton opposition days, "small modular reactors" flowed off their tongues like vomit. I think our renewables boom has made nuclear a joke now, so all they have left is to attack immigrants and…
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(countable) In full chestnut tree: the shrub or tree that bears this nut, the Spanish chestnut or sweet chestnut (); also (chiefly preceded by a descriptive word), a shrub or tree of the genus .
An owl cried among the silent Spanish chestnuts on the slope outside.
“Ah that old chestnut maybe we should have taken everyone in them and put them away back then 😳😡🤬”
“The Inkwell (1994) Director: Matty Rich Cast: Joe Morton, Morris Chestnut, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Glynn Turman, Larenz Tate Watch Review wp / wd”
“During the idiotic LNP Dutton opposition days, "small modular reactors" flowed off their tongues like vomit. I think our renewables boom has made nuclear a joke now, so all they have left is to attack immigrants and boat people (haven't seethat old chestnut surface for ages) 🤣”
“Same old chestnut. Cracking down on asylum. WTF how about cracking down on all the money that went missing when she was in govt over Covid contracts? No, no, crack down on benefits instead.”
“Doubt Albrecht Durer drew. cuffed hands In supplication and surrender, Mine too often fidget. at the thought of God and defiant locked-out man like the mottled chestnut wing of waking, songless thrush or the shiver of Aspen over water. © Bernard Pearson”
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(countable, figurative) Chiefly in old chestnut: a joke, meme, phrase, ploy, etc. which has been repeated so often as to have grown ineffective or tiresome; a cliché.
“Olimpia: You gonna introduce me or what? Wren: Oh, where are my manners! Ollie, this is Ninovan, we know each other from school. She recently moved to Chestnut Ridge with her family. Ninovan, this is my best friend, Ollie.”
“BirdNET: I heard a bird at 2026-05-05 09:40:34 PDT! I'm 66% sure it was a Chestnut-backed Chickadee.”
“An uncommon visitor to the Green Bay area, a White-faced Ibis wading the shallows, that iridescent plumage shifting between chestnut, green, and gold in the light. Worth every minute. #Birds #WildWisconsin #Fujifilm”
“I've been on this trail many times. I will have to keep my eyes open for this Chestnut oak.”
“For all #NordicNoir nuts with #Netflix. The Chestnut Man II - Hide and Seek is on Netflix from Thurs 7 May. #TweetClubNoir #TweetClubDrama”
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