| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Without a visible hammer; -- said of a gun having a cock or striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an accidental touch.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb hammer-lessly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hammer-lessly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hammer-less.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HAMMER-LESS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
