Dead-stroke hammer

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(Mach.) a power hammer having a spring interposed between the driving mechanism and the hammer head, or helve, to lessen the recoil of the hammer and reduce the shock upon the mechanism.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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