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hack iron
hack iron n.
Brit. 
/ˈhak ˌʌɪən/
, /ˈhak ˌʌɪən/U.S. /ˈhæk ˌaɪ(ə)rn/
(a) a chisel used to cut metal, esp. on an anvil when making nails (now historical); †(b) a miner's pick; cf. hack n.1 1c (obsolete)./ˈhæk ˌaɪ(ə)rn/ΘΚΠ
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hatcheta1350
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chipping axec1425
hack-chip1440
hatcha1533
plane-axe1611
planing axe1611
hand-axe1790
hack iron1831
tommy axe1848
tommy1873
Pulaski1924
1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 195 Striking it upon an upright chisel or hack-iron.
a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. II. 1046/2 Hack-iron, a miner's pick.
1975 H. C. Mercer Anc. Carpenters' Tools (ed. 5) 299 The hammer peen falls close against the top edge of a little iron wedge, shaped like the blacksmith's hardy, or hack iron.
2012 Chron. Early Amer. Industries Sept. His nail block probably had a little anvil and a hack iron.
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