triphammer

American  

[trip-ham-er] / ˈtrɪpˌhæm ər /

Or trip hammer

noun

1. Machinery. a heavy hammer raised and then let fall by means of some tripping tripping trip device, as a cam.

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adjective

1. of, resembling, or characteristic of the repetitive and forceful pounding of a triphammer.

   He was subjected to triphammer interrogation by the police detectives.

triphammer British  

/ ˈtrɪpˌhæmə /

noun

1. a power hammer that is raised or tilted by a cam and allowed to fall under gravity

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Etymology

Origin of triphammer

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; trip ¹ + hammer

Example Sentences

By concentrating on such specific targets and keeping up a triphammer succession of attacks, the government hoped to force the Communist forces onto the defensive.

From Time Magazine Archive

His heart began to beat, feebly at first, then like a triphammer, then normally.

From Time Magazine Archive

With all its faults, The Inspector General gives free play to Danny's superbly controlled mugging and his triphammer tongue, which rattles through some first-rate lyrics by his wife, Associate Producer Sylvia Fine.

From Time Magazine Archive

But on & on he went, crowding, slamming, tearing in like a madman trying, to whip a triphammer.

From Time Magazine Archive

It sounds like a triphammer against a steel plate, and closer and closer come the metallic crashes.

From The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative by Spiegel, E.