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ˈfore-ˌhammer Sc. and north. dial.
[f. fore- prefix + hammer. Cf. Du. voorhamer (in Kilian 1598 veurhamer), Da. forhammer.]
The large hammer which strikes first; a sledge-hammer.
1543Richmond. Wills (Surtees) 43 Item iiij fore hamers. 1592Sc. Act Jas. VI (1814) III. 538 Breking vp his chalmer durris with foirhammeris. 1785Burns Scotch Drink xi, The strong forehammer. 1818Scott Hrt. Midl. v, The unceasing clang of the heavy fore-hammers. 1894Crockett Raiders 315 From the other side..came the sound of a forehammer thundering on a gate. |