"dumb as a sack of hammers" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dumb as a sack of hammers (not comparable)
  1. (British, derogatory) Alternative form of dumb as a bag of hammers Tags: British, alt-of, alternative, derogatory, not-comparable Alternative form of: dumb as a bag of hammers
    Sense id: en-dumb_as_a_sack_of_hammers-en-adj-L9b7P1eI Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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