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| blacksmith |
a person who forges and shapes iron, using a hammer and anvil. [1/2 definitions] |
| claw hammer |
a hammer with the back side of the head curved and split in two to resemble a pair of claws, used to pry out nails. |
| clinch |
to hammer down sideways (the protruding point of a nail) to make more secure. [1/8 definitions] |
| cock1 |
an adult male chicken or the male of other closely related birds, such as turkeys or pheasants; rooster. [2/3 definitions] |
| denominative |
a denominative word, such as the verb "to hammer". [1/3 definitions] |
| drop-forge |
to shape (heated metal) with a drop hammer. |
| drop press |
see "drop hammer." |
| foliate |
to hammer or cut into thin sheets; make foil of (metal). [1/9 definitions] |
| fuller2 |
a partly rounded tool that blacksmiths use to hammer grooves into iron. [1/2 definitions] |
| gavel |
a small wooden hammer. It is used by a judge or someone in charge of a meeting or auction to get attention, call for order, or signal a sale. |
| gong |
a large piece of metal shaped like a plate that makes a loud ringing sound when struck with a stick or hammer. |
| half cock |
the partly raised position of the hammer of a firearm, at which point the trigger locks and cannot be pulled. |
| half-cocked |
of a firearm, with the hammer raised halfway and locked to prevent firing. [1/2 definitions] |
| hammer |
to hit or strike with a hammer; pound. [4/2 definitions] |
| hammer and sickle |
a representation of these implements, crossed, used as a symbol of the Communist party, the hammer representing workers and the sickle representing peasants. |
| hammerhead |
the head of a hammer. [1/2 definitions] |
| hammerless |
combined form of hammer. |
| mallet |
a hammer with a short handle and a round head made of wood, rubber, or some other material. |
| maul |
a heavy hammer, sometimes with a wooden head, used to drive stakes, piles, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| nail |
a thin, pointed piece of metal with a flat top. You hammer nails into pieces of wood or other material in order to fasten them together. [1/2 definitions] |
| peen |
a ball-shaped or wedge-shaped end opposite the flat striking surface on the head of a hammer. [1/2 definitions] |
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