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CLAWHAMMER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clawhammer mean? 

CLAWHAMMER (noun)
  The noun CLAWHAMMER has 1 sense:

1. a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nailsplay

  Familiarity information: CLAWHAMMER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLAWHAMMER (noun)


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 ("clawhammer" 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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