Ball-peen hammer
a hammer having a hemispherical peen (ball peen) for beating metal.
historical examples
a strip of galvanized metal is placed over the depressions in the die and a ball-peen hammer used to drive the metal into the die.
the boy mechanic, book 2 various
noun
a hammer that has one end of its head shaped in a hemisphere for beating metal, etc
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