The Clue
Spillane's "eye" (6 letter answer)
The Answer
HAMMER
Tags
Notes
The answer HAMMER is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
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Definition
HAMMER as a noun:
1. (hammer, cock) = the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
2. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
3. (malleus, hammer) = the ossicle attached to the eardrum
4. a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
5. a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
6. (hammer, power hammer) = a power tool for drilling rocks
7. (hammer, pound, hammering, pounding) = the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
HAMMER as a verb:
1. beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
2. (forge, hammer) = create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"