claw hammer

claw hammer

See also: clawhammer

English

A claw hammer on the ground.

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Etymology

claw +‎ hammer, descriptive of the shape of the tool's head.

Noun

claw hammer (countable and uncountable, plural claw hammers)

1. A hammer with two prongs protruding back from the head to allow for removing nails from wood.
2. (music, uncountable) A fingerpicking technique primarily used by banjo players, but also by some guitarists.

Derived terms

• claw-hammer coat

Translations

hammer with two prongs

Catalan: martell de fuster Danish: kløftehammer Dutch: klauwhamer (nl) m Finnish: puusepän vasara, sorkkavasara Hungarian: szeghúzó kalapács, körmös kalapács Irish: casúr cluasach m Norman: marté à pattes m (Jersey) Norwegian: klohammer Russian: молоток-гвоздодёр m (molotok-gvozdodjór) Spanish: martillo sacaclavos m Swedish: klohammare c

See also

• ball peen hammer
• mallet
• claw hammer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia