"under the hammer" meaning in English

See under the hammer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} under the hammer, {{en-PP}} under the hammer
  1. For sale by auction. Related terms: bring to the hammer
    Sense id: en-under_the_hammer-en-prep_phrase-fE5pdNFm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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