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Antonyms for old chestnut


Grammar : Adj, noun



Definition of old chestnut

  • As in hackneyed : adj clichéd, tired
  • As in platitude : noun dull, overused saying
  • As in banality : noun common saying
  • As in fable : noun fantasy, story
  • As in anecdote : noun interesting or amusing story
Example sentences :
  • Of course the old chestnut was dying; but that did not concern the noctules.
  • Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English
  • I'm not going to be trotting out that old chestnut at every dinner party.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
  • Some one has stolen a store of nuts from the hollow in the old chestnut tree.
  • Extract from : « Old Mother West Wind » by Thornton W. Burgess
  • I suppose that old chestnut has just got round to your club.
  • Extract from : « A Safety Match » by Ian Hay
  • Sprouts in old Chestnut clearings are often allowed to remain, and sometimes they are grafted to the improved varieties.
  • Extract from : « The Practical Garden-Book » by C. E. Hunn
  • “There,” said Tim, pointing to where the dog still sat shivering near the old chestnut woman.
  • Extract from : « Our Frank » by Amy Walton
  • Soon he came dancing along with another nut to put in the hollow of the old chestnut tree.
  • Extract from : « Old Mother West Wind » by Thornton W. Burgess
  • Theres an old chestnut of a story you may remember that illustrates the point Im making.
  • Extract from : « Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail » by Silas K. Boone
  • Do you mean the path that leads by two old chestnut trees, trees of enormous size and now almost dead?
  • Extract from : « An Annapolis First Classman » by Lt.Com Edward L. Beach
  • Whiffet, Skiffet and Skud led a jolly life in the old chestnut tree.
  • Extract from : « Whiffet Squirrel » by Julia Greene

Synonyms for old chestnut

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