Part 5097

<hw>Ham"mer</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To be busy forming anything; to labor hard as if shaping something with a hammer.</def>

<blockquote>Whereon this month I have <b>hammering</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To strike repeated blows, literally or figuratively.</def>

<blockquote>Blood and revenge are <b>hammering</b> in my head. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Hammerable</h1> <Xpage=666>

<hw>Ham"mer*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being formed or shaped by a hammer.</def>

<i>Sherwood.</i>

<h1>Hammer-b</</m</h1> <Xpage=666>

<hw>Ham"mer-b<?/<?/m`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Cothic Arch.)</fld> <def>A member of one description of roof truss, called <i>hammer-beam truss</i>, which is so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer-beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.</def>

<h1>Hammercloth</h1> <Xpage=666>

<hw>Ham"mer*cloth`</hw> <tt>(?; 115)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. fr. D. <ets>hemel</ets> heaven, canopy, tester (akin to G. <ets>himmel</ets>, and perh. also to E. <ets>heaven</ets>) + E. <ets>cloth</ets>; or perh. a corruption of <ets>hamper cloth</ets>.]</ety> <def>The cloth which covers a coach box.</def>

<h1>Hammer-dressed</h1> <Xpage=666>

<hw>Ham"mer-dressed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having the surface roughly shaped or faced with the stonecutter's hammer; -- said of building stone.</def>

<h1>Hammerer</h1> <Xpage=666>

<hw>Ham"mer*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who works with a hammer.</def>

<h1>Hammer-harden</h1> <Xpage=666>

<hw>Ham"mer-hard`en</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To harden, as a metal, by hammering it in the cold state.</def>

<h1>Hammerhead</h1> <Xpage=666>

<hw>Ham"mer*head`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A shark of the genus <spn>Sphyrna</spn> or <spn>Zyg\'91na</spn>, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The <spn>Sphyrna zyg\'91na</spn> is found in the North Atlantic. Called also <altname>hammer fish</altname>, and <altname>balance fish</altname>.</def>

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<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An African fruit bat (<spn>Hypsignathus monstrosus</spn>); -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.</def>

<h1>Hammerkop</h1> <Xpage=667>

<hw>Ham"mer*kop</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird of the Heron family; the umber.</def>

<h1>Hammer-less</h1> <Xpage=667>

<hw>Ham"mer-less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Firearms)</fld> <def>Without a visible hammer; -- said of a gun having a cock or striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an accidental touch.</def>

<h1>Hammerman</h1> <Xpage=667>

<hw>Ham"mer*man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Hammermen</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>A hammerer; a forgeman.</def>