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pole hammer
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noun
a shafted weapon having a spiked hammer head.
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Also called war hammer.
Origin of pole hammer
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby pole hammer
pole bean, polecat, pole compass, Pol. Econ., pole dancing, pole hammer, pole horse, pole house, poleis, pole jump, polemarch
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