hamer

Definitions of hamer
  1. noun
    a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
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    bolhamer
    a hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal
    klauwhamer
    a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
    beukhamer
    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
    moker, schroothamer, smeedhamer, smidshamer, voorhamer, vuist, vuisthamer
    a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
    penbankhamer
    a light hammer that is used to drive tacks
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    handgereedschap
    a tool used with workers' hands
  2. noun
    a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
    synonyms: moker, schroothamer, smeedhamer, smidshamer, voorhamer, vuist, vuisthamer
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