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stadda

stadda noun: a double-bladed handsaw for cutting the teeth of combs.

Noun

stadda (plural staddas)

  1. (historical) A double-bladed handsaw for cutting the teeth of combs.
    • This comb shaped flat was now gripped in a wooden knee vice or "clam" and the teeth cut by means of a double bladed saw called a "stadda".1954, C. M. Mitchell, Yorkshire crafts: a general guide to the craft workshops in the Castle Museum, York
    • The gaps between the teeth along the body of the comb indicate that the stadda was held at an angle as the bases of the gaps are not square to the width of the comb.1970, John Henry Drew, Kenilworth: an historical miscellany, page 31

Forms of stadda

pluralstaddas

Questions about stadda

What does stadda mean?
Stadda means a double-bladed handsaw for cutting the teeth of combs.
What part of speech is stadda?
Stadda is a noun.
What is the plural of stadda?
The plural of stadda is staddas.

Words near stadda in the dictionary

  1. Stacylite
  2. Stacylites
  3. stacys
  4. Stacyville
  5. stad
  6. stadda
  7. staddas
  8. staddle
  9. staddle stone
  10. staddle stones
  11. staddled

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