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hack-iron

hack-iron noun: a miner's pickax or hack.

Noun

hack-iron (plural hack-irons)

  1. A miner's pickax or hack.
  2. A chisel or similar tool for cutting metal, as wire, into nails.
    • He then takes one of the rods out of the fire, and resting it on the anvil, draws out the nail by a few skilful blows, and cuts it off from the rod by means of a hack-iron.1875, J. Walker, The handy book of object lessons, revised by H. Smith, page 98

Forms of hack-iron

pluralhack-irons

Questions about hack-iron

What does hack-iron mean?
Hack-iron means a miner's pickax or hack.
What part of speech is hack-iron?
Hack-iron is a noun.
What is the plural of hack-iron?
The plural of hack-iron is hack-irons.

Words near hack-iron in the dictionary

  1. hack up
  2. hack-and-slash
  3. hack-and-slasher
  4. hack-and-slashers
  5. hack-and-slay
  6. hack-iron
  7. hack-irons
  8. hackability
  9. hackable
  10. hackamore
  11. hackamores

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