English Explanatory Dictionary

forehammer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.

Word forms

forehammer forehammers

Etymology

From Middle English forehamer, forhamer, equivalent to fore- + hammer. Compare Dutch voorhamer (“sledgehammer”), German Low German Vörhamer (“sledgehammer”), Danish forhammer (“sledgehammer”).

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