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121hammer — n. & v. n. 1 a a tool with a heavy metal head at right angles to the handle, used for breaking, driving nails, etc. b a machine with a metal block serving the same purpose. c a similar contrivance, as for exploding the charge in a gun, striking… …
122lame — adj. & v. adj. 1 disabled, esp. in the foot or leg; limping; unable to walk normally (lame in his right leg). 2 a (of an argument, story, excuse, etc.) unconvincing; unsatisfactory; weak. b (of verse etc.) halting. v.tr. 1 make lame; disable. 2… …
123hammer price — noun : the price at which a defaulter s contract is settled on the London stock exchange * * * ˈhammer price 8 [hammer price] noun the last and highest amount offered for sth at an ↑auction which is the price for which it is sold • Tax and …
124de|fault|er — «dih FL tuhr», noun. 1. a person who defaults: »Under exchange rules a defaulter must pay a buyer a fair market price for the undelivered potatoes (New York Times). 2. a person who steals or uses money entrusted to his care. 3. British. a soldier …
125ham|mer|ing — «HAM uhr ihng», noun. 1. the action of striking or beating with or as with a hammer: »Figurative. He stood the hammering of his antagonist…with uncommon firmness (Sporting Magazine). 2. a design produced, as on silverware, by a hammer. 3. British …
126faltour — var. of faulter, Obs., defaulter …
127IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT — IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT, the imprisonment of a debtor who fails to pay his debt on or before the date due. Prevalence in Other Legal Systems Influenced by Roman law (see execution civil law), imprisonment for debt was the most common means of… …
