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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forehammer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fore-ham-mer
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English forehamer, forhamer, equivalent to fore- + hammer. Compare Dutch voorhamer (“sledgehammer”), German Low German Vörhamer (“sledgehammer”), Danish forhammer (“sledgehammer”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

forehammers (plural)

Questions

What does forehammer mean?
A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
Where does forehammer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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