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TRIPHAMMER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does triphammer mean?
• TRIPHAMMER (noun)
The noun TRIPHAMMER has 1 sense:
1. a massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity
Familiarity information: TRIPHAMMER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("triphammer" is a kind of...):
hammer; power hammer (a power tool for drilling rocks)
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