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hamer

Pronunciation: /ˈɦɑː.mər/

“hamer” is an Afrikaans word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a hammer; a tool used for pounding
  2. a hammer in the firing mechanism of a firearm
  3. a hammer; heavy ball on a length of wire, used for throwing
  4. a hammer; part of a piano, dulcimer and similar instruments which strikes the string
  5. hammer, malleus; largest ossicle in the middle ear

verb

  1. to hammer

Etymology

From Dutch hamer, from Middle Dutch hāmer, from Old Dutch *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz.

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