tranchet

noun

tran·​chet

träⁿˈshā

plural -s

1

: a chisel-shaped flint implement peculiar to Neolithic times

2

: chopper entry 1 sense 2c

Word History

Etymology

French, cutting tool, from Middle French, from trancher to cut

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