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why are wooden toy soldiers called nutcrackers?? i dont get it. i know someone with an enormous collection

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dancingtongue · 80-89, M
Depends upon the type of wooden toy soldiers. The ones popularized in Christmas lore because of the Nutcracker Suite & ballet that has become part of the holiday tradition were modeled after nutcrackers that looked like toy soldiers, and which dancer costumers could easily mimick.