'Dead-stroke hammer' definitions:

Definition of 'Dead-stroke hammer'

From: GCIDE
  • Dead-stroke \Dead"-stroke`\, a. (Mech.) Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat. [1913 Webster]
  • Dead-stroke hammer (Mach.), a power hammer having a spring interposed between the driving mechanism and the hammer head, or helve, to lessen the recoil of the hammer and reduce the shock upon the mechanism. [1913 Webster]