martillo

Definitions of martillo
  1. noun
    a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
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    type of:
    mazo
    a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
  2. noun
    a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
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    types:
    arrancaclavos
    a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
    mazo
    a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
    acotillo, almádana, almádena, macho, martellina, maza
    a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
  3. noun
    an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
    synonyms: lanzamiento de martillo
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