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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having a head like that of a hammer. ;

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Examples

  • I will admit to a certain prejudice regarding the barrel nut, but it is like an old hammer-headed horse that can and will do anything asked of him.

    Savagery in South Dakota 2009

  • (Reason to like Avatar #3: mecha vs. hammer-headed triceratops pack!)

    Archive 2009-12-01 2009

  • When Sully, Augustine, and some other avatars are out on a mission collecting botanical samples, Sully's avatar gets separated from the others by the attacks, in rapid succession, of a hammer-headed triceratops, a giant panther, and a pack of glowy devil-dogs.

    Movie Review: Avatar 2009

  • I will admit to a certain prejudice regarding the barrel nut, but it is like an old hammer-headed horse that can and will do anything asked of him.

    Savagery in South Dakota 2009

  • When Sully, Augustine, and some other avatars are out on a mission collecting botanical samples, Sully's avatar gets separated from the others by the attacks, in rapid succession, of a hammer-headed triceratops, a giant panther, and a pack of glowy devil-dogs.

    Archive 2009-12-01 2009

  • (Reason to like Avatar #3: mecha vs. hammer-headed triceratops pack!)

    Movie Review: Avatar 2009

  • I know the idea of seeing our favorite musical supervillain and his hammer-headed nemesis on the big screen has many people squeeing with delight, but it has me cringing.

    Why I Hope Dr. Horrible Stays on the Internet - Pink Raygun.com 2010

  • I know the idea of seeing our favorite musical supervillain and his hammer-headed nemesis on the big screen has many people squeeing with delight, but it has me cringing.

    2010 March - Pink Raygun.com 2010

  • This aspect of the film is all hopelessly hammer-headed and as subtle as a bullet to the head, but Rolf de Heer's strengths are not in subtlety just watch Alexandra's Project or Bad Boy Bubby for further examples.

    Retro Review: Epsilon Glenn Dunks 2010

  • Sadly, the creatures have names that are gibberish to the viewer, so I can only describe the hammer-headed rhinoceros thingies and the six-legged cat-like predator that hunts them without referring to them by how the Na'vi call them.

    Archive 2009-12-01 Fred Perry 2009

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