forehammer
nounEtymology From Middle English forehamer, forhamer, equivalent to fore- + hammer. Compare Dutch voorhamer (“sledgehammer”), German Low German Vörhamer (“sledgehammer”), Danish forhammer (“sledgehammer”).
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A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
- The blacksmith I was put under was a kind good fellow and soon put me in the way of striking with the forehammer which was at first very tiring […]1939, John Brunton's Book