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кува́лда — meaning in English

kuvalda

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English meaning

  • maul noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
  • sledgehammer noun A large, heavy hammer with a long handle, swung with both hands to deliver powerful blows.

Senses

кува́лда is used for these senses in English:

  • maul A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
  • sledgehammer A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.

maul — full definition

  1. noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
  2. verb To injure someone badly by tearing at them, typically said of an animal attack.
  3. verb To handle roughly or criticise harshly.

sledgehammer — full definition

  1. noun A large, heavy hammer with a long handle, swung with both hands to deliver powerful blows.
  2. adj Blunt and forceful, with no subtlety at all.
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