claw hammer

noun

a hammer having a head with one end curved and cleft for pulling out nails.

Informal. a dress coat.

Origin of claw hammer

First recorded in 1760–70

OTHER WORDS FROM claw hammer

clawhammer, adjective

Words nearby claw hammer

claw-and-ball foot, clawback, claw bar, clawed, claw foot, claw hammer, clawhand, claw hatchet, claw off, claw setting, Clawson

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Example sentences from the Web for claw hammer

Exchanging the claw-hammer for his office coat, Burns went out by way of the French window to the rear of the house.
Red Pepper Burns|Grace S. Richmond
You are expected, sir, in a stovepipe hat and a claw-hammer coat!
Sailing Alone Around The World|Joshua Slocum
There's many on 'em, with claw-hammer coats and diamonds in their shirt-fronts, as hasn't got two quid to knock together.
In Friendship's Guise|Wm. Murray Graydon
Two nouns used in other than their natural signification; claw-hammer.
Compound Words|Frederick W. Hamilton

The master wore a frock coat, but the servant was dressed in a "claw-hammer," and looked like a first-class waiter.
Fighting for the Right|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for claw hammer

claw hammer

noun

a hammer with a cleft at one end of the head for extracting nailsAlso called: carpenter's hammer

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单词	claw hammer
释义	claw hammer noun a hammer having a head with one end curved and cleft for pulling out nails. Informal. a dress coat. Origin of claw hammer First recorded in 1760–70 OTHER WORDS FROM claw hammer clawhammer, adjective Words nearby claw hammer claw-and-ball foot, clawback, claw bar, clawed, claw foot, claw hammer, clawhand, claw hatchet, claw off, claw setting, Clawson Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for claw hammer Exchanging the claw-hammer for his office coat, Burns went out by way of the French window to the rear of the house. Red Pepper Burns\|Grace S. Richmond You are expected, sir, in a stovepipe hat and a claw-hammer coat! Sailing Alone Around The World\|Joshua Slocum There's many on 'em, with claw-hammer coats and diamonds in their shirt-fronts, as hasn't got two quid to knock together. In Friendship's Guise\|Wm. Murray Graydon Two nouns used in other than their natural signification; claw-hammer. Compound Words\|Frederick W. Hamilton The master wore a frock coat, but the servant was dressed in a "claw-hammer," and looked like a first-class waiter. Fighting for the Right\|Oliver Optic British Dictionary definitions for claw hammer claw hammer noun a hammer with a cleft at one end of the head for extracting nailsAlso called: carpenter's hammer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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