jackhammern.

Brit.

/ˈdʒakˌhamə/, U.S.

/ˈdʒækˌ(h)æmər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.², hammer n.¹

Etymology: < Jack n.² (compare Jack n.² II.) + hammer n.¹

Chiefly North American.

A portable powered (typically pneumatic) drill with a sharp bit for breaking up hard surfaces. Also (and in earliest use) more fully jackhammer drill.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > drill > power drills > percussion drills

pneumatic drill1861

percussion drill1871

road drill1907

hammer drill1908

piston drill1910

jackhammer1912

1912 Financial Times 4 Jan. 6/7 An air compressor of 20 drill capacity has recently been added to the plant, and Ingersoll Rand Jack Hammer drills are being started underground.

1930 Engineering 24 Oct. 511/2 A battery of about 45 jackhammers..drilled two lines of holes.

1972 Southerly 32 102 He works a ship and has about the delicacy of a jackhammer.

2014 N.Y. Times 18 Dec. (Late ed.) a31/4 Inside a pneumatic, or air-powered, jackhammer, a piston hits a striker plate as many as 1,800 times a minute.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

jackhammerv.

Brit.

/ˈdʒakˌhamə/, U.S.

/ˈdʒækˌ(h)æmər/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: jackhammer n.

Etymology: < jackhammer n.

Originally U.S.

a. transitive. To break up (concrete, rock, etc.) using a jackhammer.

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1921 Iowa State Highway Comm. Service Bull. May 4/2 The rocks are..pushed to one side by the shovel and are jackhammered for subsequent blasting.

1959 U.S. News & World Rep. 13 July 4/1 Firemen had to jackhammer manhole-sized openings through the marble floor.

1994 B. A. Staples Parallel Time xi. 198 She mistook me for one of the construction workers who were jackhammering the sidewalk below her window.

2013 Orange County (Calif.) Register 8 June (Home & Garden section) 5/4 It would have been easier to jackhammer our entire street and repave it than remove the bamboo.

b. intransitive. To use a jackhammer to break up concrete, rock, etc. Also (and in earliest use) with through.

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1957 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 22 Feb. 3 b/5 Workmen..jackhammered through heavy rock and cement walls.

1964 Express & News (San Antonio, Texas) 18 July 16 d/5 Elias..staged a sitdown..as crews began jackhammering away on the driveway.

1989 M. Henkenius Homeowner's Compl. Guide Plumbing v. 100/2 I've known too many homeowners who have had to jackhammer through their living room floors to reach a 10-cent leak.

2004 Wall St. Jrnl. 16 July (Central ed.) w8/2 Taking advantage of the heated demand for renovations, more contractors are offering to start work before dawn, or to jackhammer until midnight.

2. figurative.

a. transitive. To beat or pound (someone or something) heavily, or loudly and repeatedly, as with a jackhammer. Also: to harangue, berate, or nag (a person).

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the world > movement > impact > striking > beating or repeated striking > beat [verb (transitive)] > beat heavily or severely

pounda1325

batter1377

pellc1450

hatter1508

whop1575

labour1594

thunder-beat1608

behammer1639

thunderstrike1818

sledgehammer1834

pun1838

to beat to a pulp1840

jackhammer1959

1959 Algona (Iowa) Kossuth County Advance 6 Jan. If the game was a runaway, you might have..jackhammered, obliterated or cauterized the foe.

1964 Leader-Times (Kittanning, Pa.) 5 Dec. 11/5 This is one for the ladies..who have jack-hammered their husbands into giving them unlimited checking accounts.

1992 Vanity Fair Feb. 102/1 Jagger listens thoughtfully,..his black sneakers jackhammering the floor.

1999 Vanity Fair May 207/3 The cockpit walls jackhammered his head and shoulders.

2002 E. A. Gargan River's Tale v. 149 Two women in sarongs jackhammered a smooth, thick tree limb into a wooden tub of unhusked rice.

2010 Daily News (Carolina) 18 Nov. 11/4 The American people already want to jackhammer a stake into the death tax's heart.

b. intransitive. To beat or pound heavily or loudly and repeatedly, as with a jackhammer.

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the world > movement > impact > striking > beating or repeated striking > beat [verb (intransitive)] > beat heavily or severely

dingc1300

poundc1390

dinta1500

jackhammer1975

1975 Poetry Nov. 109 My heart Jackhammered into my knees.

1996 N. Barrett Skinny Annie Blues xxxix. 226 The music jackhammered in my skull.

2007 J. Mills Perfect Stranger xii. 175 The knock at the door jackhammered through her.

2017 Sun (Nexis) 7 July 39 He climbed on top of me and jackhammered away for 20 seconds while staring blankly into my eyes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jackhammer
释义	jackhammern. Brit. /ˈdʒakˌhamə/, U.S. /ˈdʒækˌ(h)æmər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jack n.², hammer n.¹ Etymology: < Jack n.² (compare Jack n.² II.) + hammer n.¹ Chiefly North American. A portable powered (typically pneumatic) drill with a sharp bit for breaking up hard surfaces. Also (and in earliest use) more fully jackhammer drill. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > piercing or boring tools > [noun] > drill > power drills > percussion drills pneumatic drill1861 percussion drill1871 road drill1907 hammer drill1908 piston drill1910 jackhammer1912 1912 Financial Times 4 Jan. 6/7 An air compressor of 20 drill capacity has recently been added to the plant, and Ingersoll Rand Jack Hammer drills are being started underground. 1930 Engineering 24 Oct. 511/2 A battery of about 45 jackhammers..drilled two lines of holes. 1972 Southerly 32 102 He works a ship and has about the delicacy of a jackhammer. 2014 N.Y. Times 18 Dec. (Late ed.) a31/4 Inside a pneumatic, or air-powered, jackhammer, a piston hits a striker plate as many as 1,800 times a minute. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). jackhammerv. Brit. /ˈdʒakˌhamə/, U.S. /ˈdʒækˌ(h)æmər/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: jackhammer n. Etymology: < jackhammer n. Originally U.S. 1. a. transitive. To break up (concrete, rock, etc.) using a jackhammer. ΚΠ 1921 Iowa State Highway Comm. Service Bull. May 4/2 The rocks are..pushed to one side by the shovel and are jackhammered for subsequent blasting. 1959 U.S. News & World Rep. 13 July 4/1 Firemen had to jackhammer manhole-sized openings through the marble floor. 1994 B. A. Staples Parallel Time xi. 198 She mistook me for one of the construction workers who were jackhammering the sidewalk below her window. 2013 Orange County (Calif.) Register 8 June (Home & Garden section) 5/4 It would have been easier to jackhammer our entire street and repave it than remove the bamboo. b. intransitive. To use a jackhammer to break up concrete, rock, etc. Also (and in earliest use) with through. ΚΠ 1957 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 22 Feb. 3 b/5 Workmen..jackhammered through heavy rock and cement walls. 1964 Express & News (San Antonio, Texas) 18 July 16 d/5 Elias..staged a sitdown..as crews began jackhammering away on the driveway. 1989 M. Henkenius Homeowner's Compl. Guide Plumbing v. 100/2 I've known too many homeowners who have had to jackhammer through their living room floors to reach a 10-cent leak. 2004 Wall St. Jrnl. 16 July (Central ed.) w8/2 Taking advantage of the heated demand for renovations, more contractors are offering to start work before dawn, or to jackhammer until midnight. 2. figurative. a. transitive. To beat or pound (someone or something) heavily, or loudly and repeatedly, as with a jackhammer. Also: to harangue, berate, or nag (a person). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > beating or repeated striking > beat [verb (transitive)] > beat heavily or severely pounda1325 batter1377 pellc1450 hatter1508 whop1575 labour1594 thunder-beat1608 behammer1639 thunderstrike1818 sledgehammer1834 pun1838 to beat to a pulp1840 jackhammer1959 1959 Algona (Iowa) Kossuth County Advance 6 Jan. If the game was a runaway, you might have..jackhammered, obliterated or cauterized the foe. 1964 Leader-Times (Kittanning, Pa.) 5 Dec. 11/5 This is one for the ladies..who have jack-hammered their husbands into giving them unlimited checking accounts. 1992 Vanity Fair Feb. 102/1 Jagger listens thoughtfully,..his black sneakers jackhammering the floor. 1999 Vanity Fair May 207/3 The cockpit walls jackhammered his head and shoulders. 2002 E. A. Gargan River's Tale v. 149 Two women in sarongs jackhammered a smooth, thick tree limb into a wooden tub of unhusked rice. 2010 Daily News (Carolina) 18 Nov. 11/4 The American people already want to jackhammer a stake into the death tax's heart. b. intransitive. To beat or pound heavily or loudly and repeatedly, as with a jackhammer. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > beating or repeated striking > beat [verb (intransitive)] > beat heavily or severely dingc1300 poundc1390 dinta1500 jackhammer1975 1975 Poetry Nov. 109 My heart Jackhammered into my knees. 1996 N. Barrett Skinny Annie Blues xxxix. 226 The music jackhammered in my skull. 2007 J. Mills Perfect Stranger xii. 175 The knock at the door jackhammered through her. 2017 Sun (Nexis) 7 July 39 He climbed on top of me and jackhammered away for 20 seconds while staring blankly into my eyes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1912v.1921
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