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hammer-ons

hammer-ons is the plural of hammer-on.

Meaning of hammer-on

Noun

hammer-on (plural hammer-ons)

  1. A stringed instrument playing technique performed (especially on guitar) by sharply bringing a fretting-hand finger down on the fingerboard behind a fret, causing a note to sound.
    • The virtuoso guitarist played a number of hammer-ons.

Questions about hammer-ons

What is hammer-ons the plural of?
Hammer-ons is the plural of hammer-on.

Words near hammer-ons in the dictionary

  1. hammer-hardens
  2. hammer-headed
  3. hammer-headed shark
  4. hammer-headed sharks
  5. hammer-on
  6. hammer-ons
  7. hammerable
  8. Hammerbarn
  9. Hammerbarns
  10. hammerbeam
  11. hammerbeams

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