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jaw crusher

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jaw⋅break⋅er

[jaw-brey-ker]
–noun
1. Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
2. a very hard, usually round, candy.
3. Also called jaw crusher. Mining. a machine used to break up ore, consisting of a fixed plate and a hinged jaw moved by a toggle joint.

Origin:
1830–40; jaw 1 + breaker 1


jawbreaking, adjective
jaw⋅break⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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