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ball-peen hammer

[′bȯl‚pēn ′ham·ər]
(engineering)
A hammer with a ball at one end of the head; used in riveting and forming metal.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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