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bott hammers

bott hammers is the plural of bott hammer.

Meaning of bott hammer

Noun

bott hammer (plural bott hammers)

  1. (obsolete) A hammer used to process flax.
    • The bott-hammer is sometimes used for bruising or crushing fibrous plants; it consists of a wooden block, having on its under face channels or flutings which run across its surface; the block is fixed to a long belt-helve or handle, and may be worked singly, or several hammers may be worked in a...1859, Alex. Hunter, “The Raw Products of India suited to the Manufacturing Wants of Great Britain”, in The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, volume 10, page 188

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What is bott hammers the plural of?
Bott hammers is the plural of bott hammer.

Words near bott hammers in the dictionary

  1. Botswanans
  2. Botswanian
  3. Botswanians
  4. bott
  5. bott hammer
  6. bott hammers
  7. bott-hammer
  8. bottability
  9. bottable
  10. Bottan
  11. bottarga

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