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latterkin|ˈlætəkɪn|
Also 7 laperkin, 9 ? latherkin (Simmonds 1858).
A glazier's tool used in making lead-lights (see quot. 1825).
1688R. Holme Armoury iii. 384/1 In this square are three Glasiers Tools; the first..is termed a Laperkin. It is a short piece of Wood made streight on one edge [etc]..With this, being a kind of Ruler he [the Workman] cuts Quarries of any Size. 1825J. Nicholson Operat. Mechanic 638 The latterkin is a piece of hard wood pointed, to run in the groove of the lead, and widen it for the easier reception of the glass. 1859Gwilt Encycl. Archit. (ed. 4) 586. |