toother

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noun

A machine that cuts teeth in a component.

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Meanings

nountoother (plural toothers)

plural toothers

  1. engineeringA machine that cuts teeth in a component.

    The "toother" then cuts the teeth by means of a punch worked by steam-power, each space between the teeth being separately punched out.

    1866, Samuel Timmins, British Association for the Advancement of Science. Committee on Local Industries, The Resources, Products, and Industrial History of Birmingham, and the Midland Hardware District: a Series of Reports (page 659)

Origin

From tooth + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

retooth
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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