forehammer

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English forehamer, forhamer, equivalent to fore- +‎ hammer. Compare Dutch voorhamer (“sledgehammer”), German Low German Vörhamer (“sledgehammer”), Danish forhammer (“sledgehammer”). === Noun === forehammer (plural forehammers) A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one. 1939, John Brunton's Book: The blacksmith I was put under was a kind good fellow and soon put me in the way of striking with the forehammer which was at first very tiring […]