hay·mak·er

hay·mak·er
/ˈheıˌmeıkɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count]
chiefly US informal : a powerful hit with the fist : a very hard punch

He was knocked down by a haymaker to his jaw.

throw/deliver a haymaker


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