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hammerwise

hammerwise adverb: in the manner of a hammer.

Adverb

hammerwise (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a hammer.
    • […] a handful of almonds; and the ladies having no other way to eat them, one of them saucily snatched off her shoe, and cracked them hammerwise with the heel.1886, William Dean Howells, Their Silver Wedding Journey, page 315

Origin of hammerwise

From hammer + -wise.

Questions about hammerwise

What does hammerwise mean?
Hammerwise means in the manner of a hammer.
What part of speech is hammerwise?
Hammerwise is an adverb.

Words near hammerwise in the dictionary

  1. hammertoe
  2. hammertoes
  3. Hammerton
  4. Hammertons
  5. Hammerwich
  6. hammerwise
  7. hammerwork
  8. hammerwort
  9. Hammes
  10. Hammett
  11. Hammett acidity function

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