ball-peen hammer

American  

[bawl-peen] / ˈbɔlˌpin /

noun

1. a hammer having a hemispherical peen ballpeen for beating metal.

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ball-peen hammer British  

noun

1. a hammer that has one end of its head shaped in a hemisphere for beating metal, etc

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Example Sentences

After pouring hot aluminum into one of her stick-shaped molds and letting it cool in a pile of dirt, a participant took a ball-peen hammer and cracked open the rough silicate mold, like a geode.

From Los Angeles Times

In Denver, it’s more like using a ball-peen hammer.

From Seattle Times

Leo had been tapping the wall with a ball-peen hammer, but he turned and frowned at her.

From Literature

The pot is wheeled out to your table, where a server smashes the clay with a ball-peen hammer.

From New York Times

She doesn’t possess the titular ball-peen hammer from the song, but she does have a brick.

From Nature