bucking hammer
noun
variants: or
bucking iron
Definition of bucking hammer
: a heavy iron instrument shaped like a pestle with a wooden handle attached hammer fashion and operated by hand on a bucking board
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Origin and Etymology of bucking hammer
from present participle of 8buck
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