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swash-work

swash-work noun: lathework in which the cuts are inclined to the axis of rotation.

Noun

swash-work (uncountable)

  1. lathework in which the cuts are inclined to the axis of rotation

Origin of swash-work

From swash + -work.

Questions about swash-work

What does swash-work mean?
Swash-work means lathework in which the cuts are inclined to the axis of rotation.
What part of speech is swash-work?
Swash-work is a noun.

Words near swash-work in the dictionary

  1. swash letter
  2. swash letters
  3. swash plate
  4. swash plates
  5. swash someone's buckle
  6. swash-work
  7. swashbuckle
  8. swashbuckled
  9. swashbuckler
  10. swashbucklering
  11. swashbucklers

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