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bush hammer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A square-headed hammer with spikes used in stoneworking to either even the surface before polishing, or give it a pockmarked and weathered aspect.

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  • French: boucharde — a square-headed hammer with spikes
  • Galician: buxarda — a square-headed hammer with spikes
  • Italian: bocciarda — a square-headed hammer with spikes
  • Polish: groszkownik — a square-headed hammer with spikes
  • Portuguese: bujarda — a square-headed hammer with spikes
  • Spanish: bujarda — a square-headed hammer with spikes