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hack-irons

hack-irons is the plural of hack-iron.

Meaning of hack-iron

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

Questions about hack-irons

What is hack-irons the plural of?
Hack-irons is the plural of hack-iron.

Words near hack-irons in the dictionary

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

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