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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Dead-stroke

· Dead·-stroke · IPA
01 a. Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.
  1. 1.
    Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.(Mech.)
Phrases & compounds
Dead-stroke hammer — 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.