What is an instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber called?
brake — An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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