"dpb" wrote in message
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Leon wrote:
"dpb" wrote in message
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a "pneumatic hand-held jackhammer" to paraphrase...


Jack hammer? Absolutely known as an Air Chisel ...

Quotation marks and specifically saying "to paraphrase" aren't enough
for ya'???


I have been around air chisels since the early 70's and have never heard of
them referred to as jack hammers. Correctly named they are hammers or air
hammers. Jack hammers are typically held by 2 hands and are much larger.
Perhaps it's a regional thing.