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coal hammer

coal hammer noun: a hammer used to break up lumps of coal, typically in order to make them practical to use on a fire.

Noun

coal hammer (plural coal hammers)

  1. (archaic) A hammer used to break up lumps of coal, typically in order to make them practical to use on a fire.
    • He looked curiously at the kitchen-knife and the coal-hammer, which were lying on the table where she had left them.1915, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 97, in Of Human Bondage

Forms of coal hammer

pluralcoal hammers

Questions about coal hammer

What does coal hammer mean?
Coal hammer means a hammer used to break up lumps of coal, typically in order to make them practical to use on a fire.
What part of speech is coal hammer?
Coal hammer is a noun.
What is the plural of coal hammer?
The plural of coal hammer is coal hammers.

Words near coal hammer in the dictionary

  1. coal drop
  2. coal drops
  3. coal dust
  4. coal gap
  5. coal gas
  6. coal hammer
  7. coal hammers
  8. coal hole
  9. coal holes
  10. coal merchant
  11. coal merchants

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