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sledge hammer

sledge hammer is the alternative form of sledgehammer.

Meaning of sledgehammer

Noun

sledgehammer (plural sledgehammers)

  1. A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.
    • These were succeeded by anchor and chain-cable forges, where sledgehammers were dinging upon iron all day long.1846 October 1 – 1848 April 1, Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1848, →OCLC

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Forms of sledge hammer

pluralsledge hammers

Questions about sledge hammer

What is sledge hammer the alternative form of?
Sledge hammer is the alternative form of sledgehammer.

Words near sledge hammer in the dictionary

  1. sledge
  2. sledge brake
  3. sledge brakes
  4. sledge chair
  5. sledge chairs
  6. sledge hammer
  7. sledge hammers
  8. sledge hockey
  9. sledge racing
  10. sledgebell
  11. sledgebells

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