lump hammer

English

Noun

lump hammer (plural lump hammers)

1. A small sledgehammer, intended for single-handed use.
   • 2020 May 20, Philip Haigh, “Ribblehead: at the heart of the S&C's survival and its revival: Ribblehead Viaduct repairs”, in Rail, page 27:

     Where there is loose mortar or mortar loss highlighted, the area will be prepared using lump hammers, plugging chisels, and scutcheon pick hammers before a standard mortar mix is used.

Synonyms

• drilling hammer
• club hammer
• crack hammer

Translations

small sledgehammer

• Catalan: maceta (ca) f
• Dutch: moker (nl) m
• Greek: ματρακάς (el) m (matrakás)