Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hack-iron

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: hack---iron
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A miner's pickax or hack.

noun

A chisel or similar tool for cutting metal, as wire, into nails.

Example Sentences

"He then takes one of the rods out of the fire, and resting it on the anvil, draws out the nail by a few skilful blows, and cuts it off from the rod by means of a hack-iron."

Inflected Forms

hack-irons (plural)

Questions

What does hack-iron mean?: A miner's pickax or hack.

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