bushhammer

American

[boosh-ham-er] / ˈbʊʃˌhæm ər /

Or bush hammer

noun

Masonry.

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

bushhammer British

/ ˈbʊʃˌhæmə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bushhammer

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

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