hammer
instrument of about 30 centimeters long, consisting of a handle, usually made of wood, to which was attached a stone, wooden, or (less frequently) metal head; used for many purposes, including the breaking or dressing of building stones, pounding nails or pegs into wood, or pounding pegs into the ground; also used by blacksmiths to shape hot metal
“hammer.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/term/hammer-h6360
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