clawhammer

claw·ham·mer | \ ˈklȯ-ˌha-mər

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Definition of clawhammer

(Entry 1 of 2)

: 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

claw hammer

Definition of claw hammer (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : a hammer with one end of the head forked for pulling out nails

Examples of clawhammer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Wiley shattered the glass display cases with a 16-ounce, foot-long claw hammer and Sherman grabbed the jewelry, according to the arrest report. — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, "Second suspect, shot by store manager in jewelry store robbery, released from jail," 18 Sep. 2020 Wiley started smashing the glass display cases with a foot-long, 16-ounce claw hammer as Sherman scooped up the jewelry. — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, "No bond for man accused in Pembroke Lakes Mall armed robbery," 15 Sep. 2020 Wesley Ira Purkey, who raped, murdered and dismembered a 16-year-old girl and was separately convicted of bludgeoning an 80-year-old woman with a claw hammer, was executed two days later. — Elizabeth Depompei, The Indianapolis Star, "ACLU: Indiana State Police violated death penalty protesters' First Amendment rights," 4 Aug. 2020 He also was convicted in state court for using a claw hammer to bludgeon to death an 80-year-old woman who suffered from polio and walked with a cane. — Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, "Federal executions scheduled at Terre Haute prison next week will be first since 2003," 8 July 2020 Suttles said Cruz took a claw hammer and used it to repeatedly strike the woman in the face and hands. — Andy Nguyen, Glendale News-Press, "Reward offered for information on man suspected of beating former fiancee with hammer," 25 Sep. 2019 The two heads of this hammer (a flat head and a round head, known as the pein or peen) are stronger than a claw hammer to withstand and shape metal surfaces. — Popular Science, "Essential hammers for your toolbox," 15 Mar. 2020 Johnson threatened the deputy with a claw hammer, according to multiple witnesses and Mobile County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Paul Burch. — Washington Post, "Man with hammer shot by deputy in Alabama identified," 10 Jan. 2020 There were char marks in the area as if it had been set on fire and a tack hammer and claw hammer were found. — Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, "Spa City woman guilty in deaths of mom, child," 23 Nov. 2019

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“Clawhammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clawhammer. Accessed 21 Jan. 2021.

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