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What is a SLEDGE? (as in sledge hammer).
All other hammers describe their shape or use, but what the heck does
sledge mean?

John

Typically has a head weighing about 8# and a hand of 30-36 inches. As a
young surveyor, I often used one for driving stakes with a powerful overhead
swing. Now I can hardly lift one.

SJF