English Explanatory Dictionary

ripping iron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A caulker's claw-like tool for tearing oakum out of a seam, or stripping copper or sheathing from a ship's bottom.

Word forms

ripping iron ripping irons

Synonyms

rave hook

Related words

reem
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