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noun
A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Middle English forehamer, forhamer, equivalent to fore- + hammer. Compare Dutch voorhamer (“sledgehammer”), German Low German Vörhamer (“sledgehammer”), Danish forhammer (“sledgehammer”).
