tack hammer

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tack hammer

A light hammer used to drive tacks.

tack hammer

(Tools) a light hammer for driving tacks

tack′ ham`mer

a light hammer for driving tacks.

[1885–90]

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tack hammer - a light hammer that is used to drive tacks

hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

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It was as if he had hit his fingers with a tack hammer at home.

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There were sugar and salt and tea and crackers, and a can of lard and a milk pail, and a scrubbing brush, and a pair of shoes for the second oldest boy, and a can of oil, and a tack hammer, and a pound of nails.

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It may need a sledge hammer, it may need a tack hammer, or it may need no hammer at all." In most cases, shooting or not shooting a couple does for the freezer isn't going to disrupt any overall management goals.

When should hunters shoot does?

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