triphammer

American  

[trip-ham-er] / ˈtrɪpˌhæm ər /

Or trip hammer

noun

1. Machinery. a heavy hammer raised and then let fall by means of some tripping device, as a cam.

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adjective

1. of, resembling, or characteristic of the repetitive and forceful pounding of a triphammer.

   He was subjected to triphammer interrogation by the police detectives.

triphammer British  

/ ˈtrɪpˌhæmə /

noun

1. a power hammer that is raised or tilted by a cam and allowed to fall under gravity

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Etymology

Origin of triphammer

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; trip ¹ + hammer

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

triphammer

His heart began to beat, feebly at first, then like a triphammer, then normally.

From Time Magazine Archive

By concentrating on such specific targets and keeping up a triphammer succession of attacks, the government hoped to force the Communist forces onto the defensive.

From Time Magazine Archive

For six triphammer days, while Premier Nikolai Bulganin traveled in genial, flower-showered near-silence at his side, the chief of Russian Bolshevism carried the brick-loaded Red hod through Burma.

From Time Magazine Archive

A dial turner in search of music these days is likely to encounter a shrill, nasal voice spewing at triphammer speed sentiments something like these: Oooh-eee-oooh-aah-aah Ting-tang Walla-walla bing-bang.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Mavericks by William MacLeod Raine

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