I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: nut (I) + cracker
1.
a. : an implement for cracking nuts
b. : something resembling a nutcracker
squeezed in the nutcracker of taxes and inflation — Journal of Accountancy
2.
a.
[translation of German nussbrecher ]
: a European bird ( Nucifraga caryocatactes ) of the family Corvidae that is dark brown spotted with white
b. : clark nutcracker
II. adjective
: suggestive of or resembling the jaws of a nutcracker especially from lack of teeth
a thin young man with a nutcracker nose and jaw — David Garnett