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bickern

UK/ˈbɪkən/

bickern noun: an anvil with two projecting taper ends.

Noun

bickern (plural bickerns)

  1. An anvil with two projecting taper ends.

Forms of bickern

pluralbickerns

Origin of bickern

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle French bigorne.

Questions about bickern

What does bickern mean?
Bickern means an anvil with two projecting taper ends.
What part of speech is bickern?
Bickern is a noun.
How do you pronounce bickern?
Bickern is pronounced /ˈbɪkən/ (UK).
What is the plural of bickern?
The plural of bickern is bickerns.

Words near bickern in the dictionary

  1. bickering like an old married couple
  2. bickeringly
  3. bickerings
  4. bickerment
  5. bickerments
  6. bickern
  7. bickerns
  8. bickers
  9. bickers like a married couple
  10. bickers like an old married couple
  11. Bickershaw

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