[trip-ham-er] 
| 1. | Machinery. a heavy hammer raised and then let fall by means of some tripping device, as a cam. |
| 2. | of, resembling, or characteristic of the repetitive and forceful pounding of a triphammer: He was subjected to triphammer interrogation by the police detectives. |
| trip ham·mer also trip·ham·mer or trip-ham·mer (trĭp'hām'ər) n. A heavy, power-operated hammer that is lifted by a cam or lever and then dropped. |
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