Forehammer
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"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 […]"
Etymology
From Middle English forehamer, forhamer, equivalent to fore- + hammer. Compare Dutch voorhamer (“sledgehammer”), German Low German Vörhamer (“sledgehammer”), Danish forhammer (“sledgehammer”).
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