triphammer
or trip ham·mer
of, resembling, or characteristic of the repetitive and forceful pounding of a triphammer: He was subjected to triphammer interrogation by the police detectives.
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How to use triphammer in a sentence
Geraldine's heart beat like a little triphammer, but she did not look up from her plate, nor change her listless expression.
In Apple-Blossom Time | Clara Louise BurnhamShe had lifted her gaze to meet his, quite sure that her answer was not in doubt, but now her heart was beating like a triphammer.
Mavericks | William MacLeod RaineWhen intoxicated, his tongue rapped out fun and fury like a triphammer.
The Lane That Had No Turning, Complete | Gilbert ParkerFrank's heart was beating like a triphammer and his nerves were at a fearful tension.
Army Boys on the Firing Line | Homer RandallThe fiddler twisted and turned, but his head went like a triphammer on the seat.
Baddeck and That Sort of Thing | Charles Dudley Warner
British Dictionary definitions for triphammer
/ (ˈtrɪpˌhæmə) /
a power hammer that is raised or tilted by a cam and allowed to fall under gravity
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