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forehammer

forehammer noun: a sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.

Noun

forehammer (plural forehammers)

  1. A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
    • The blacksmith I was put under was a kind good fellow and soon put me in the way of striking with the forehammer which was at first very tiring […]1939, John Brunton's Book

Forms of forehammer

pluralforehammers

Origin of forehammer

From Middle English forehamer, forhamer, equivalent to fore- + hammer. Compare Dutch voorhamer (“sledgehammer”), German Low German Vörhamer (“sledgehammer”), Danish forhammer (“sledgehammer”).

Questions about forehammer

What does forehammer mean?
Forehammer means a sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
What part of speech is forehammer?
Forehammer is a noun.
What is the plural of forehammer?
The plural of forehammer is forehammers.

Words near forehammer in the dictionary

  1. foregut
  2. foreguts
  3. forehall
  4. forehalls
  5. forehalsen
  6. forehammer
  7. forehammers
  8. forehand
  9. forehanded
  10. forehandedly
  11. forehandedness

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