sledgehammer
English
noun
Definitions
- A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.
Etymology
Compound from English sledge + English hammer (hammer).
Origin
English
hammer
Gloss
hammer
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Thor's hammer English
- ban hammer English
- banhammer English
- claw hammer English
- forehammer English
- goldhammer English
- hammer English
- hammer-headed English
- hammerable English
- hammerer English
- hammerest English
- hammereth English
- hammerfish English
- hammerhead English
- hammerless English
- hammerlike English
- hammerlock English
- hammerman English
- hammermill English
- hammerscale English
- hammersmith English
- hammerspace English
- hammerstone English
- hammertoe English
- hammerwort English
- rehammer English
- sledge English
- sledgelike English
- sledger English
- sledgie English
- underhammer English
- ハンマー Japanese
- hamer Middle English
- slegge Middle English
- slej Welsh
- hama Tok Pisin
- hama Hausa
- haamaa Fiji Hindi
- hãma Farefare
- hammer
- sledge
- sledgie
- sledger
- rehammer
- hammerer
- hammerest
- hammertoe
- hammereth
- banhammer
- hammerman
- hammerlock
- hammerhead
- goldhammer
- hammerlike
- hammerable
- sledgelike
- hammerless
- hammerfish
- hammermill
- forehammer
- ban hammer
- hammerwort
- hammerscale
- hammerspace
- hammerstone
- hammersmith
- claw hammer
- underhammer
- hammer-headed
- Thor's hammer