tack hammer

American  

noun

1. a light hammer for driving tacks, often magnetized to hold the tack to the head.

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tack hammer British  

noun

1. a light hammer for driving tacks

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Etymology

Origin of tack hammer

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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tack hammer

The man who tacks them together uses a magnetized tack hammer.

From Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers by Brisbane, Arthur

Then taking a light tack hammer we battered down the end of the rivet onto the washer.

From The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island by Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell)

She wore a paper of pins on the breast of her silk dress, she had a tack hammer thrust in her belt.

From Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby by Norris, Kathleen Thompson

That she could depend absolutely on Dozia, and knew this strange girl had done more than sit in the path of the showering tack hammer was irrefutable.

From Jane Allen, Junior by Bancroft, Edith

Blue Bonnet took the tack hammer from Amanda's apathetic hand and rapped for order.

From Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's by Goss, John