"claw hammer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: claw hammers [plural]
Etymology: From claw + hammer, descriptive of the shape of the tool's head. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|claw|hammer}} claw + hammer Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Tools Derived forms: claw-hammer coat, claw hammer coupling Related terms: ball peen hammer, framing hammer, mallet Translations (hammer with two prongs): martell de fuster (Catalan), kløftehammer (Danish), klauwhamer [masculine] (Dutch), puusepän vasara (Finnish), sorkkavasara (Finnish), szeghúzó kalapács (Hungarian), körmös kalapács (Hungarian), casúr cluasach [masculine] (Irish), marté à pattes [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), klohammer (Norwegian), martelo de unha [masculine] (Portuguese), молоток-гвоздодёр (molotok-gvozdodjór) [masculine] (Russian), martillo sacaclavos [masculine] (Spanish), klohammare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-claw_hammer-en-noun-985OfaG1 Disambiguation of Tools: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'hammer with two prongs': 88 12
  2. (music, uncountable) A fingerpicking technique primarily used by banjo players, but also by some guitarists. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music, Tools
    Sense id: en-claw_hammer-en-noun-MtcgDhBF Disambiguation of Tools: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 44 56 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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