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- noun Alternative spelling of
trip hammer .
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Examples
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My heart was going like a triphammer; glancing down, I saw that one breast was still exposed.
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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Ugly snouts disintegrated under his swift triphammer blows.
Archive 2008-07-01 Dave Tackett 2008
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"Romance," Mr. Mamet's previous venture into knock-down-drag-out comedy, was funnier, but "November" contains plenty of triphammer punchlines.
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Ugly snouts disintegrated under his swift triphammer blows.
Slave of the Lizard-Men. Dave Tackett 2008
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Newton Thomas Sigel's succulent photography and the double-duty gifts of John Ottman, who supplied both the triphammer editing and the mordant musical score, add to the seductive mood and narrative fascination.
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A group of dogs answered one another in triphammer barks.
Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007
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Relentlessly delivering the triphammer blows of a youthful Mike Tyson, America's imperialist ruling class of wealthy and corporate elites has been pummeling the poor, minorities, and the working class with impunity for years.
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My heart started pounding again like a triphammer.
Touch of Evil 2006
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When she spoke again, it was in a clear, firm voice that made his heart triphammer inside his ribs.
Hunter,Healer[SequeltoTheSociety] Saintcrow, Lilith 2005
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He felt the triphammer beat of his heart, the surge in his pulse and, for just an instant, the impossible happened: he forgot about Suma and Lawrence Moravia.
Black Blade Lustbader, Eric Van 1992
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