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jackhammer

jakha mer

  • n  a hammer driven by compressed air

  • Perhaps it's that sensation of being crammed into a flying matchbox while a man inside your head uses a jackhammer to tunnel his way out.
  • Peak dosimeter readings as high as 113 decibels roughly equivalent to the din of a chain saw or jackhammer came during the 7 a.
  • In a pivoting stance, his hips swing sensuously from side to side and his entire body takes on a frantic quiver, as if he had swallowed a jackhammer.
Quotes

  • Mike Huckabee in CBS News
    ...of the Washington Independent reports that Huckabee, who headlined the event, told a friendly crowd Saturday evening, in reference to the United Nations, that "it's time to get a jackhammer and to simply chip off that part of New York City...
  • John Zogby in Reuters
    When you think Congress is at rock bottom someone is there with a jackhammer,Zogby said.
  • Steve Stricker in Los Angeles Times
    This was a good start,Stricker says, adding in a typical self-effacing summary, "but I did a couple of boneheaded things too. I three-putted from eight feet on one hole. There was a jackhammer going in the background and I just couldn't...

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