"meteor hammer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meteor hammers [plural]
Etymology: Calque from Chinese 流星錘/流星锤 (liúxīngchuí). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|-}} Calque from Chinese, {{zh-l|流星錘}} 流星錘/流星锤 (liúxīngchuí) Head templates: {{en-noun}} meteor hammer (plural meteor hammers)
  1. A weapon which originated in ancient China, consisting of two weights connected by a rope or chain. Related terms: rope dart Translations (weapon): 流星錘 /流星锤 (liúxīngchuí) (Chinese Mandarin), 流星 (liúxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), dai chui (Finnish), Liuxingchui [feminine] (German), Meteorhammer [masculine] (German)

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