bushhammer

or bush ham·mer

[ boosh-ham-er ]

nounMasonry.
  1. a hammer for dressing stone, having one or two square faces composed of a number of pyramidal points.

Origin of bushhammer

1
1880–85; <German Bosshammer, equivalent to obsolete boss(en) to beat + hammerhammer

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British Dictionary definitions for bushhammer

bushhammer

/ (ˈbʊʃˌhæmə) /


noun
  1. a hammer with small pyramids projecting from its working face, used for dressing stone

Origin of bushhammer

1
C19: from German Bosshammer, from bossen to beat + hammer

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