The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Bushhammer — Bush ham mer, v. t. To dress with bushhammer; as, to bushhammer a block of granite. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bushhammer — ☆ bushhammer [boosh′ham΄ər ] n. [prob. < Ger bosshammer < bossen, to beat, dress (stone) + hammer,HAMMER] a kind of hammer, now usually power driven, whose face has projecting points, used to dress stone … English World dictionary
bushhammer — I. ˈbu̇sh +ˌ noun Etymology: modification of German bosshammer, from obsolete German bossen to beat (from Old High German bōzan) + German hammer, from Old High German hamar more at beat, hammer : a hammer with a serrated face for dressing stone… … Useful english dictionary
bushhammer — /boosh ham euhr/, n. Masonry. a hammer for dressing stone, having one or two square faces composed of a number of pyramidal points. Also, bush hammer. [1880 85; < G Bosshammer, equiv. to obs. boss(en) to BEAT + hammer HAMMER] * * * … Universalium
bushhammer — n. metal hammer with one or two flat quare faces that are covered in a series of pyramidal points (used to carve stone) … English contemporary dictionary
bushhammer — bush·hammer … English syllables
batarg — Bush Bush (b[.u]sh), n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[=u]skr, b[=u]ski, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bush — (b[.u]sh), n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[=u]skr, b[=u]ski, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether the LL.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bush bean — Bush Bush (b[.u]sh), n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[=u]skr, b[=u]ski, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bush buck — Bush Bush (b[.u]sh), n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk; akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[=u]skr, b[=u]ski, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus, buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF. bos. Whether … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
