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• ham|mer|head — «HAM uhr HEHD», noun. 1. Also, hammerhead shark. a fierce shark whose wide head looks somewhat like a double headed hammer. 2. a variety of sucker with a broad, concave head, found in cool streams of eastern North America …   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

• trip|ham|mer — «TRIHP HAM uhr», noun, adjective. –n. a heavy iron or steel block raised by machinery, tripped by a cam or other mechanism, and allowed to drop, used in foundries and machine shops. –adj. of or like a triphammer, especially with regard to power… …   Useful english dictionary

• sledge·ham·mer — /ˈslɛʤˌhæmɚ/ noun, pl mers [count] : a large, heavy hammer with a long handle often used figuratively The news hit me like a sledgehammer. [=I was shocked by the news] …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• 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

• Hammer fish — 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