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toother

toother noun: a machine that cuts teeth in a component.

Noun

toother (plural toothers)

  1. A machine that cuts teeth in a component.
    • The "toother" then cuts the teeth by means of a punch worked by steam-power, each space between the teeth being separately punched out.1866, Samuel Timmins, British Association for the Advancement of Science. Committee on Local Industries, The Resources, Products, and Industrial History of Birmingham, and the Midland Hardware...

Forms of toother

pluraltoothers

Origin of toother

From tooth + -er.

Questions about toother

What does toother mean?
Toother means a machine that cuts teeth in a component.
What part of speech is toother?
Toother is a noun.
What is the plural of toother?
The plural of toother is toothers.

Words near toother in the dictionary

  1. toothed whale
  2. toothed whales
  3. toothedly
  4. toothedness
  5. toothenague
  6. toother
  7. toothers
  8. toothette
  9. toothettes
  10. toothfairy
  11. toothfish

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