ProbableNamed from the place
Warrington hammer
noun · first attested 19th century
The thin end exists so you can start a pin without flattening your fingers.
A joiner's hammer with a flat face at one end and a thin wedge-shaped cross pein at the other.
53.3873°N -2.6029°W · Q215733
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- Relationship
- Named from the place
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- ProbableThe conventional story is likely, with caveats.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Warrington
- In English
Warrington hammer
The pattern takes its name from Warrington in northwest England, a town built on toolmaking and wire. The cross pein taps in a small nail held between finger and thumb, and the flat face then drives it home.
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