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bush•ham•mer
(bŏŏsh′ham′ər),USA pronunciation n. [Masonry.]
- Buildinga hammer for dressing stone, having one or two square faces composed of a number of pyramidal points.
- German Bosshammer, equivalent. to obsolete boss(en) to beat + hammer hammer
- 1880–85