tubbaln.
/ˈtʌbəl/ Local name of the common mattock, or of a special form (see quot. 1902); in Cornwall, a miner's tool of similar form (= tubber n.2).
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1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words Tubble, a mattock. Devon.
1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 61/1 Tubbal, a miner's tool.
1902 Rep. Provinc. Aug. (E.D.D.) Tubbal, usually a heavy mattock, with a small axe-head, used for grubbing or rooting. Also a very common name for the common mattock.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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