claw hammer

claw hammer

noun
1.
a hammer having a head with one end curved and cleft for pulling out nails.
2.
Informal. a dress coat.

Origin:
1760–70

claw·ham·mer, adjective
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claw hammer
 
n
Also called: carpenter's hammer a hammer with a cleft at one end of the head for extracting nails

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