bott-hammer
(ˈbɒtˌhæmə(r))
[ad. G. bott-hammer, f. botten to break flax + hammer hammer n.]
A wooden hammer used to break the stalks of flax.
| 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Bott-hammer, a wooden block with a long bent helve or handle, and having channels or flutings under its face used to beat flax. a 1877 Knight Dict. Mech., Bott-hammer, a wooden mallet with a fluted face, used in breaking flax upon the floor to remove the boon. |