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punchcutter

punchcutter noun: someone who carries out punchcutting; a person who makes punches for type founders.

Noun

punchcutter (plural punchcutters)

  1. Someone who carries out punchcutting; a person who makes punches for type founders.
    • Early punch-cutters appeared to have forged their own steel blanks, and the manner in which they finished their punches can often identify their work.2009, James Mosley, edited by Michael F Suarez and Michael L Turner, The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain, vol. V, Cambridge, published 2014, page 170

punchcutter meaning in Tamil

punchcutter in Tamil

துளைப்பர்

Forms of punchcutter

pluralpunchcutters

Origin of punchcutter

From punch + cutter.

Questions about punchcutter

What does punchcutter mean?
Punchcutter means someone who carries out punchcutting; a person who makes punches for type founders.
What is punchcutter in Tamil?
Punchcutter in Tamil is துளைப்பர். See Punchcutter meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is punchcutter?
Punchcutter is a noun.
What is the plural of punchcutter?
The plural of punchcutter is punchcutters.

Words near punchcutter in the dictionary

  1. punchboards
  2. punchbowl
  3. punchbowls
  4. punchcard
  5. punchcards
  6. punchcutter
  7. punchcutters
  8. punchcutting
  9. punchdown
  10. punchdowns
  11. punchdrunk

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