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PRONUNCIATION OF CLAW HAMMER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLAW HAMMER

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Claw hammer is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CLAW HAMMER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

claw hammer

Claw hammer

A claw hammer is a tool primarily used for pounding nails into, or extracting nails from, some other object. Generally, a claw hammer is associated with woodworking but is not limited to use with wood products. It is not suitable for heavy hammering on metal surfaces, as the steel of its head is somewhat brittle; the ball-peen hammer is more suitable for such metalwork. An early claw hammer is seen in Albrecht Dürer's etching "Melencolia I," dated 1514, halfway up the left side. There are several nails in the lower right corner.

Definition of claw hammer in the English dictionary

The definition of claw hammer in the dictionary is a hammer with a cleft at one end of the head for extracting nails Also called: carpenter's hammer.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLAW HAMMER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE CLAW HAMMER

bammer
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Synonyms and antonyms of claw hammer in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «claw hammer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLAW HAMMER

Find out the translation of claw hammer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of claw hammer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «claw hammer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

羊角锤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

garra martillo
570 millions of speakers

English

claw hammer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पंजा हथौड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مخلب المطرقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

молоток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

martelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নখর হাতুড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

claw hammer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tukul cakar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klauenhammer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

くぎ抜き付きのハンマー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발톱 망치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Claw hammer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vuốt búa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகம் சுத்தியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंजा हातोडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pençe çekiç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

artiglio martello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szpon młotek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молоток
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gheare ciocan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νύχι σφυρί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klou hamer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klo hammare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klo hammer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of claw hammer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAW HAMMER»

The term «claw hammer» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.707 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAW HAMMER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about claw hammer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAW HAMMER»

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1
Garage and Workshop Gear Guide
The claw hammer is the most well known of any hammer and also the most common, ranging in weight from 1/2 pound to 1 3/4 pounds. Claw hammers have a standard driving head, which is either round or octagonal, and the claws have a  ...
Tom Benford
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CMJ New Music Monthly
Claw Hammer's relocation to the dustier, dimly-illuminated abode of Memphis legend Jim Dickinson is a bold one. Dickinson, who's sprinkled his down-home gris- gris through epochal recordings ranging from Sticky Fingers to Pleased To ...
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One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the ...
Traces the history of the screwdriver from a sketch in da Vinci's pad to a later patent and mass production.
Witold Rybczynski, 2001
4
Building Chicken Coops For Dummies
On what's called a curved claw hammer, the claw, as you may have guessed, curves downward dramatically. If the claw is only slightly angled, what you have is a straight claw hammer (even though it's not truly straight). Curved claws provide ...
Todd Brock, David Zook, Ludlow, 2010
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Residential Construction Academy: Basic Principles for ...
=3“FIGURE 1 4-26 Curved-claw hammer and framing hammer. are two styles of claw hammers: curved claw and straight claw. Claw hammers are also available in different weights, with 16 ounce and 20 ounce being the most common.
Mark W. Huth, 2011
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Building Age
There is much other valuable matter, prominent among which is an article entitled “Profit on What We Sell," by Harry de Joannis, the Western representative of The Building Age. The Double Claw Hammer A double claw hammer which will pull ...
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FCS Construction Carpentry and Roof Work L2
One type of hammer is the claw hammer. A claw hammer should weigh between 450 and 570 grams. It usually has a forged steel head, because the cheaper cast claw hammers often break. The handle of a claw hammer, called the shaft, can ...
Ann Smith & Ebrahim James
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Uva's Basic Grip Book
Michael Uva, Sabrina Uva. Figure 95 Claw hammer. Claw Hammer There are two basic types of claw hammer: the curved claw and the ripping claw (straight claw). The curved claw is better for leverage to pull nails. The straight claw is the one ...
Michael Uva, Sabrina Uva, 2002
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Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management
For example, the following query lists all customers who ordered a claw hammer: SELECT DISTINCT CUS_CODE, CUS_LNAME, CUS_FNAME FROM CUSTOMER JOIN INVOICE USING (CUS_CODE) JOIN LINE USING ( INV_NUMBER) ...
Carlos Coronel, Steven Morris, 2014
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The Grip Book
Claw Hammer The two basic types of claw hammer are the curved claw and the ripping claw or straight claw (Figure 5.9). The curved claw provides better leverage for pulling nails. I use a straight-claw hammer with a convex (bell- shaped) face ...
Michael Uva, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAW HAMMER»

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4 Steps to Stop Listening and Start Social Listening
Consider social listening as an early warning system to help identify if, for example, people can't find a claw hammer in Atlanta or a Beck's beer ... «icrunchdata News, Jul 15»
2
DNA on hammer in attempted murder case was from one of alleged …
DNA samples from an alleged attempted murder victim and from one of his alleged attackers was found on a claw hammer, a jury has been told ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
3
Robbers with claw hammers snared by eagle-eyed tots
The four offenders were arrested at the scene and each charged with robbery and possession of a claw hammer — accusations they all ... «Bury Times, Jul 15»
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Carnegie man sought after hammer attack, police say
... door shortly before 4:30 a.m. and attacked her and her boyfriend in a bedroom with a claw hammer, according to the charging documents. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
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“And everybody cried”: The callous murder of the Harvey family and …
... clumsily committed with the Harveys' own kitchen knife and claw hammer. So pitiful and appalling was the state of the bodies that hardened ... «Salon, Jul 15»
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Community service for man found with stolen goods at home
... Lurgan, admitted that on September 18 last year he dishonestly received stolen goods, namely a yellow transformer, a claw hammer, a bag ... «Portadown Times, Jul 15»
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Hammer-wielding bike thief gang finally tackled by police.. but only …
One thug threatened onlookers with a claw hammer. When the culprits were spotted speeding around a nearby housing estate without helmets ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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Masked intruders 'burst into flat and attacked man using knives and …
Two masked drug dealers tried to kill a man in his top-floor flat in a “horrific attack” using knives and a metal claw hammer, a court heard. «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
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Gang of hammer-wielding thieves left to tear around Edinburgh on …
THE gang of brazen thieves tried to steal a 1000cc bike in broad daylight then threatened onlookers with a claw hammer - but police claimed ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
10
Cricket club raid results in big repair bill
It appeared the tool of choice was a claw hammer which was missing from his equipment shed. Barry, who joined the club as an umpire in 1984 ... «Hinckley Times, Jul 15»

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