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

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Example Sentences

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tack hammer

Amanda was not quite clear as to the manner of procedure, but she gracefully waved a tack hammer found on the window-sill, in lieu of a gavel, and demanded order.

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

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 John Goss

Keziah dropped the tack hammer and stood up.

From Keziah Coffin by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

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 Edith Bancroft

"Was they suthin' besides a tack hammer you wanted, Mattie."

From Scattergood Baines by Clarence Budington Kelland

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