bushhammer

or bush ham·mer

[ boo sh-ham-er ]
/ ˈbʊʃˌhæm ər /

noun Masonry.

a hammer for dressing stone, having one or two square faces composed of a number of pyramidal points.

Origin of bushhammer

1880–85; < German Bosshammer, equivalent to obsolete boss(en) to beat + hammer hammer

Words nearby bushhammer

bushelful, bushelman, busher, bushfire, bushfly, bushhammer, bushido, bushie, bushiness, bushing, bushire

British Dictionary definitions for bushhammer

bushhammer
/ (ˈbʊʃˌhæmə) /

noun

a hammer with small pyramids projecting from its working face, used for dressing stone

Word Origin for bushhammer

C19: from German Bosshammer, from bossen to beat + hammer