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Handhammer

hand hammer

noun HANT-ham-er Rare
Home & Lifestyle Tools

Also means

claw hammer

Usage Note

Handhammer is a general term for any one-handed hammer, as distinct from a Fäustel (heavy club hammer) or a Vorschlaghammer (sledgehammer); the most common workshop and site tool.

Examples

"Für diesen kleinen Nagel reicht ein normaler Handhammer völlig aus."

Natural Translation

For this small nail an ordinary hand hammer is perfectly sufficient.

Literal Translation

For this small nail suffices a normal hand-hammer completely.

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