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Meanings of chestnut burrs in English

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Usage of chestnut burrs in English
1
Frost opens chestnut burrs, ma'am, and it takes a good shake to bring them down.
Little Women
2
The chestnut burrs were bursting in the woods.
The Foolish Virgin
3
Squirrels always use chestnut burrs for combs.
Squinty the Comical Pig: His Many Adventures
4
In early morning after a sharp frost, the chestnut burrs opened and the nuts dropped out, falling and hiding among the leaves.
Confessions of Boyhood
5
One of the boys was sitting upon a bank trying to open some chestnut burrs which he had knocked off from the tree.
The Teacher / Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and G...
6
One of the boys was sitting upon the ground, trying to open some chestnut burrs, which he had knocked off from the tree.
The Teacher / Or, Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction a...
7
We also went nutting, and I helped them open the chestnut burrs and break the shells of hickory-nuts and walnuts-thebig, sweet walnuts!
The Story of My Life / With her letters (1887-1901) and a supple...
8
Walking through the early October woods one day, I came upon a place where the ground was thickly strewn with very large unopened chestnut burrs.
The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton
9
Mister Tom Squirrel was running through the woods telling everyone that there had been a frost, and that the chestnut burrs would soon be open.
Exciting Adventures of Mister Robert Robin
10
"No matter," cried Winnie, at the breakfast-table; "the chestnut burrs are opening."
Driven Back to Eden
11
"Well," the girl said thoughtfully, "but chestnut burrs are like velvet inside.
Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
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