- ham|mer|stone
- ham|mer|stone «HAM uhr STOHN», noun.a prehistoric stone implement resembling, or used as, a hammer.
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bush|ham|mer — «BUSH HAM uhr», noun, verb. –n. a hammer with a notched face, used to dress stone. –v.t. to dress (stone) with a bushhammer … Useful english dictionary
hack|ham|mer — «HAK HAM uhr», noun, or hack hammer, a tool like an adz, used for dressing stone … Useful english dictionary
hammerstone — ham·mer·stone (hămʹər stōn ) n. Archaeology A stone or cobble used as a pounding or pecking tool. * * * … Universalium
hack hammer — noun Etymology: hack (II) : a hammer that resembles an adz and is used in dressing stone and roughening * * * an adzlike tool for dressing stone. [1350 1400; ME] * * * hack|ham|mer «HAK HAM uhr», noun, or hack hammer, a tool like an adz, used for … Useful english dictionary
Atmospheric hammer — Hammer Ham mer (h[a^]m m[ e]r), n. [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. a kmwn anvil, Skr. a[,c]man stone.] 1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
balance fish — Hammerhead Ham mer*head ( h[e^]d ), n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A shark of the genus {Sphyrna} or {Zyg[ae]na}, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The {Sphyrna zyg[ae]na} is found in the North… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bushhammer — Bush ham mer, n. A hammer with a head formed of a bundle of square bars, with pyramidal points, arranged in rows, or a solid head with a face cut into a number of rows of such points; used for dressing stone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drop hammer — Hammer Ham mer (h[a^]m m[ e]r), n. [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. a kmwn anvil, Skr. a[,c]man stone.] 1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Face hammer — Hammer Ham mer (h[a^]m m[ e]r), n. [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. a kmwn anvil, Skr. a[,c]man stone.] 1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hammer — Ham mer (h[a^]m m[ e]r), n. [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. a kmwn anvil, Skr. a[,c]man stone.] 1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
