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hammer /ham·mer/ (ham´er)
1. an instrument with a head designed for striking blows.

ham·mer (hmr)
n.
See malleus.

malleus [mal´e-us]
the outermost and largest of the three ossicles of the ear; called also hammer. See also color plates.

hammer
the malleus, the largest of the three bones of the middle ear.

hammer stunning
a blow in the center of the forehead with a 4 to 5 lb hammer on a handle 3 ft long; used as a means of stunning an ox before opening its jugular vein and letting it bleed out.


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The pistol, unearthed in Kings Bromley, is expected to fetch up to pounds 600 when it goes under the hammer at the Mackworth Hotel, in Derbyshire on May 27.
A COLLECTION of McDonald's memorabilia is expected to fetch up to pounds 10,000 when it goes under the hammer, an auction house reported.
The autograph album also includes signatures from Diana Ross and The Supremes and is expected to fetch between pounds 2,000 to pounds 4,000 when it goes under the hammer at Duke's in Dorchester on September 23.
 
 
 
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