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clawhammer

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. clawhammer (adjective)
  2. claw hammer (noun)

claw·ham·mer

adj \ˈklȯ-ˌha-mər\

Definition of CLAWHAMMER

: of, relating to, or being a style of banjo playing using the thumb and one or more fingers picking or strumming in a downward direction

First Known Use of CLAWHAMMER

1964

Rhymes with CLAWHAMMER

drop hammer, enamor, flimflammer, jackhammer, programmer, sledgehammer, trip-hammer, windjammer

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