"nut-cutting time" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-nut-cutting time.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=nut-cutting time}} nut-cutting time (uncountable)
  1. The optimal time to gather nuts before they are seized by other animals or buried in snow. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nut-cutting_time-en-noun-k-O552j9
  2. (idiomatic) Time to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nut-cutting_time-en-noun-UFLMgevG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: castration, crunch time

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