"claw hammer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: claw hammers [plural]
Etymology: 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, 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 Disambiguation of 'hammer with two prongs': 90 10
  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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 34 66 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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