jackhammer

noun

Meaning

A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.
To use a jackhammer.
To break (something) using a jackhammer.
To form (something) using a jackhammer.
To move like a jackhammer.
To move (something) like a jackhammer.
To strike (something) repeatedly with force, to pound.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

air hammer(English)pneumatic hammer(English)drill(English)percussor(English)whammer(English)single jack(English)double jack(English)hammer(English)pneumatic(English)riffs(English)shotgun(English)wwe(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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