bickern

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UK/ˈbɪkən/

noun

An anvil with two projecting taper ends.

OriginMiddle French bigorne →
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Meanings

nounbickern (plural bickerns)

plural bickerns

  1. An anvil with two projecting taper ends.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchbigorne
  2. Englishbickern

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle French bigorne.

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Translations

French bigorne
  • bigornetype of anvil

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Breckinbricken
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APA

bickern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bickern

MLA

“bickern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bickern. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bickern,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bickern.

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