àkpaka ụzū
NounNdebe script
Meanings
log of wood on which the blacksmith’s anvil is set. It is buried in the ground with raffia fibres forming the base so that the log of wood jumps when the iron is hit by the blacksmith. This lightens the jarring of the hammer on the blacksmith’s hand
Nounlog of wood on which blacksmith's anvil is set (see àkpaka)
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Onye ọkụ kụrụ ígwè n'elu àkpaka ụzū.
— The blacksmith hammered iron on the anvil log.
Àkpaka ụzū na-awụli elu mgbe a kụrụ ígwè.
— The anvil log jumps when iron is struck.
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