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beak-iron

beak-iron noun: the taper end of an anvil.

Noun

beak-iron (plural beak-irons)

  1. The taper end of an anvil.
  2. A bickern.

Forms of beak-iron

pluralbeak-irons

Origin of beak-iron

Corrupted form of bickern.

Questions about beak-iron

What does beak-iron mean?
Beak-iron means the taper end of an anvil.
What part of speech is beak-iron?
Beak-iron is a noun.
What is the plural of beak-iron?
The plural of beak-iron is beak-irons.

Words near beak-iron in the dictionary

  1. beak off
  2. beak sedge
  3. beak sedges
  4. beak-head
  5. beak-heads
  6. beak-iron
  7. beak-irons
  8. beak-sedge
  9. beak-sedges
  10. beake
  11. beaked

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