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Webster 1828 Edition

ppr.

Beating with a hammer; working; contriving.

hammering ‎(plural hammerings)

A period of being beaten or hammered.

Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough.

Hearing a hammering on the door, I ran downstairs to open it.
A heavy defeat
- 2011 April 10, Alistair Magowan, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:
  Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure

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