claw hammer

noun

1. a hammer having a head with one end curved and cleft for pulling out nails.

2. Informal.,  a dress coat.

claw hammer

noun

1. Also called: carpenter's hammer. a hammer with a cleft at one end of the head for extracting nails

Other Word Forms

• clawhammer adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of claw hammer¹

First recorded in 1760–70