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belly-helve

American  
[bel-ee-helv] / ˈbɛl iˌhɛlv /

noun

British Metalworking.

  1. a triphammer in which the cams act at a point along the helve, partway between the fulcrum and the head.

Etymology

Origin of belly-helve

First recorded in 1880–85

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