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triphammer
or trip ham·mer
[ trip-ham-er ]
triphammer
/ ˈtrɪpˌhæmə /
noun
- a power hammer that is raised or tilted by a cam and allowed to fall under gravity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of triphammer1
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Example Sentences
Geraldine's heart beat like a little triphammer, but she did not look up from her plate, nor change her listless expression.
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She had lifted her gaze to meet his, quite sure that her answer was not in doubt, but now her heart was beating like a triphammer.
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When intoxicated, his tongue rapped out fun and fury like a triphammer.
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Frank's heart was beating like a triphammer and his nerves were at a fearful tension.
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The fiddler twisted and turned, but his head went like a triphammer on the seat.
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