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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hammer \Ham"mer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hammered} (-m[~e]rd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Hammering}.]
1. To beat with a hammer; to beat with heavy blows; as, to
hammer iron.
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2. To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
"Hammered money." --Dryden.
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3. To form in the mind; to shape by hard intellectual labor;
-- usually with out.
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Who was hammering out a penny dialogue. --Jeffry.
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