hammerstone

[ ham-er-stohn ]

/ ˈhæm ərˌstoʊn /

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noun Archaeology.

an ancient stone tool used as a hammer, as for chipping flint, processing food, or breaking up bones.

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Words nearby hammerstone

Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hammerstein, Hammerstein II, Hammerstein, Oscar, II, hammerstone, hammer throw, hammertoe, Hammett, Hammett, Dashiell, hammock

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How to use hammerstone in a sentence

This had probably been used as a hammerstone, since it exhibits well-defined percussion marks at each extremity.
The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras|Thomas William Francis Gann
The hammerstone shown in Fig. 41 was found on the surface near the head of Priest Rapids.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley|Harlan Ingersoll Smith
The rim of the bowl is flattened, and this flat surface resembles that of the part of a hammerstone used for pecking.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley|Harlan Ingersoll Smith
This seems more likely to be a hammerstone used for chipping.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley|Harlan Ingersoll Smith

A well-worn core hammerstone is also a worn-out specimen, at least in the light of its original function.
The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948|A. E. Treganza

British Dictionary definitions for hammerstone

hammerstone

/ (ˈhæməˌstəʊn) /

noun

a stone used as a hammer in the production of tools during the Acheulian period

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Scientific definitions for hammerstone

hammerstone

[ hăm′ər-stōn′ ]

A hand-held stone or cobble used by hominids perhaps as early as 2.5 million years ago as a crude pounding or pecking tool. Hammerstones were also used by early humans in striking flakes from stone cores to produce core tools.