n.1 a large heavy hammer used to break stone etc.
2 (attrib.) heavy or powerful (a sledgehammer blow).
Etymology: OE slecg, rel. to SLAY(1)
SLEDGEHAMMER
Meaning of SLEDGEHAMMER in English
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012
n.1 a large heavy hammer used to break stone etc.
2 (attrib.) heavy or powerful (a sledgehammer blow).
Etymology: OE slecg, rel. to SLAY(1)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012