forehammer

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forehammer

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

noun forehammers

A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one. The blacksmith I was put under was a kind good fellow and soon put me in the way of striking with the forehammer which was at first very tiring […]

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@misc{forehammer_2026,
  title = {forehammer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forehammer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}