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jackhammer definition

☆ jack·hammer (-ham′ər)

noun

a portable type of pneumatic hammer, used for breaking up concrete, rock, etc.

Etymology: jack- + hammer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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