bushhammer

bush·ham·mer

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo sh-ham-er]
- /ˈbʊʃˌhæm ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo sh-ham-er]
- /ˈbʊʃˌhæm ər/

Definitions of bushhammer word

noun bushhammer a hammer with small pyramids projecting from its working face, used for dressing stone 3
noun bushhammer a kind of hammer, now usually power-driven, whose face has projecting points, used to dress stone 3
noun bushhammer a hammer for dressing stone, having one or two square faces composed of a number of pyramidal points. 1
noun bushhammer Alternative form of bush hammer. 0
verb bushhammer To dress with bush hammer. 0

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Origin of bushhammer

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Bushhammer

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bushhammer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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