Definition of Ball-peen hammer

1. Noun. A hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal.

Generic synonyms: Hammer

Definition of Ball-peen hammer

1. Noun. A hammer having, besides the normal flat head, an opposite, rounded or peening head. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ball-peen Hammer

balklines
balks
balky
ball-and-socket joint
ball-and-socket joints
ball-breaker
ball-breakers
ball-buster
ball-by-ball
ball-club
ball-clubs
ball-flower
ball-flowers
ball-hawking
ball-peen hammer (current term)
ball-peen hammers
ball-pein hammer
ball-pein hammers
ball-playing
ball-point pen
ball-point pens
ball-shaped
ball-valve thrombus
ball ache
ball and chain
ball and socket joint
ball and socket joints
ball bearing
ball bearings

Literary usage of Ball-peen hammer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forge Work by William Lewis Ilgen (1912)
"The ball peen hammer (A, Fig. 6), some- 1 times called a machinist's £ hammer, ... 6) is shaped similarly to the ball peen hammer, except that the peen is ..."

2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"Ball-Peen Hammer.—The peen, or chipping hammer, shown in Fig. 16 (a), re a hand hammer that has the peen in the shape of a ball. ..."

3. Applied Science for Metal Workers by William Henry Dooley (1919)
"123a represents a ball-peen hammer, the small end of which is shaped like a ball; Fig. 123b a straight-peen; and Fig. 123c a cross-peen hammer. ..."

4. Applied Science for Wood-workers by William Henry Dooley (1919)
"123a represents a ball-peen hammer, the small end of which is shaped like a ball; Fig. 123b a straight-peen; and Fig. 123c a cross-peen hammer. ..."

5. Machine Shop Practice by William Beeler Hartman (1917)
"Ball Peen Hammer. weight for a machinist's hammer is from a pound to a pound ... Figure 22 shows a ball peen hammer. Figures 23 and 24 show a straight and a ..."

6. American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms: A Reference Book by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1914)
"Ball Peen Hammer — The common types of machinists' hammers are the ball peen, straight peen and cross peen, as shown. The so-called engineer's and the ..."

7. Forging: Manual of Practical Instruction in Hand Forging of Wrought Iron by John Jernberg (1919)
"Method of Making Ball-Peen Hammer the hammer is again reversed bringing the ... Ball-Peen Hammer. The general method of making a hammer of this kind is ..."

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