Stonecutting

Stonecutting
Stonecutting Stone"cut`ting, n. Hewing or dressing stone. [1913 Webster]

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  • Crandall — Cran dall (kr[a^]n dal), n. [Prob. from Crandall, a proper name.] (Stonecutting) A kind of hammer having a head formed of a group of pointed steel bars, used for dressing ashlar, etc. v. t. To dress with a crandall. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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