marteau.
a hammer used for pounding
Meaning & usage
a hammer used for pounding
a machine tool that pounds
a hammer-shaped tool used to hit something, such as a gavel
a rapper; a door knocker
a piano or dulcimer hammer
the malleus
a throwing hammer
a hammer with bas relief marks used to create imprints on wood, leather etc.
the advantage of throwing the last stone
the part of a clock that strikes the bell
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French marteau m, from a back-formation from Old French marteaus (ca. 1140), plural of martel, from Late Latin martellus, from martulus, variant form of marculus, diminutive of Latin marcus, or from malleus.
crazy; deranged
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French marteau m, from a back-formation from Old French marteaus (ca. 1140), plural of martel, from Late Latin martellus, from martulus, variant form of marculus, diminutive of Latin marcus, or from malleus.
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