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patent hammer
noun
- a hammer for dressing stone, having a head with two faces formed of a number of broad, thin chisels bolted side by side.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of patent hammer1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
The patent hammer is used on granite and other hard rocks, which have been first dressed to a medium surface with the point.
From Project Gutenberg
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