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Word: Nutmeg
Speech Type: Verb
ˈnʌtmɛɡ
play the ball through the legs of (an opponent)
Short Definition:play ball through opponent's legs
Examples:- Brady drifted past three defenders, nutmegging the third with ease
Word: Nutmeg
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English notemuge, partial translation of Old French nois muguede, based on Latin nux ‘nut’ + late Latin muscus ‘musk’
ˈnʌtmɛɡ
the hard, aromatic, almost spherical seed of a tropical tree.
Short Definition:hard seed of tropical tree
the evergreen tree that bears nutmegs, native to the Moluccas.
Short Definition:tree bearing nutmegs
an instance of playing the ball through an opponent's legs.
Short Definition:instance of playing ball through opponent's legs
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