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grattoir

American

[grah-twahr, gra-twar] / grɑˈtwɑr, graˈtwar /

noun

Archaeology.

a flaked stone implement, usually Upper Paleolithic, retouched at the end and used probably for working wood or cleaning hides; scraper.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

grattoirs

plural

Etymology

Origin of grattoir

1870–75; < French, equivalent to gratt ( er ) to grate ² + -oir -ory ²

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