making-iron

noun

Definitions

  1. A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by caulkers of ships to finish…

    A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by caulkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for making-iron. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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