name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A kind of hammer having a head formed of a group of pointed steel bars, used for dressing ashlar, etc.

Verb

1. 1
   To dress with a hammer of this kind. transitive

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Probably from the name Crandall.

Etymology 2

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Raonuill.

Related phrases

Crandall syndrome

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