ball-peen hammer

Noun

Meaning

a hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

ball peen hammer

Synonyms

engineer's hammer mace club beater cudgel gavel crowbar claw hammer dead blow hammer blacksmith hammer chipping hammer carpenter's hammer club hammer blunt hammer brass hammer

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Hypernyms

hammer

Examples

Coming up: The part of my interview with the speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, where she smacks me down like a ball-peen hammer meeting a thumb. Ow. Ow. Ow. Rachel Maddow

Close letter words and terms

ball-like ball-of-wax ball-peen ball-pein hammer ball-playing ball-point pen