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Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.
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- a. Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.
- Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat. 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.
- Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat. Dead-stroke hammer(Mach.), a power hammer having a spring interposed between thedriving mechanism and the hammer head, or helve, to lessen the recoilof the hammer and reduce the shock upon the mechanism.