| 单词 | purgatory hammer |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspurgatory hammer purgatory hammer n. rare a type of stone axe found in prehistoric graves. ΚΠ 1792 Trans. Soc. Antiq. Scotl. 1 391 Although these articles are called by the vulgar denomination of Purgatory Hammers, yet they appear to be diversified in the manner I have already described. 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. i. vi. 135 The stone hammer..popularly known in Scotland almost till the close of last century [as] the Purgatory Hammer. 1942 Folk-lore 53 78 The purgatory hammer is not unknown in Canada. < as lemmas |
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