stonebreaker

English

Etymology

stone +‎ breaker

Noun

stonebreaker (plural stonebreakers)

  1. A machine for crushing or hammering stone.

References
  • 1874, Edward H. Knight, American Mechanical Dictionary
  • in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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