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CLAW HAMMER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does claw hammer mean?
• CLAW HAMMER (noun)
The noun CLAW HAMMER has 1 sense:
1. a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
Familiarity information: CLAW HAMMER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
carpenter's hammer; claw hammer; clawhammer
Hypernyms ("claw hammer" is a kind of...):
hammer (a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking)
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