Stadda
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stadda is a noun meaning (historical) A double-bladed handsaw for cutting the teeth of combs.
Meaning
(historical) A double-bladed handsaw for cutting the teeth of combs.
Example Sentences
This comb shaped flat was now gripped in a wooden knee vice or "clam" and the teeth cut by means of a double bladed saw called a "stadda".
The gaps between the teeth along the body of the comb indicate that the stadda was held at an angle as the bases of the gaps are not square to the width of the comb.
Word Forms
- staddas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tooth-comb, studding, toothcomb, sawback, studdery, paddle-staff.
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