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grattoir

[ grah-twahr; French gra-twar ]

noun

, Archaeology.
, plural grat·toirs [grah-, twahrz, g, r, a, -, twar].
  1. a flaked stone implement, usually Upper Paleolithic, retouched at the end and used probably for working wood or cleaning hides; scraper.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of grattoir1

1870–75; < French, equivalent to gratt ( er ) to grate 2 + -oir -ory 2

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