Ham″mer, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hammered (–mẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Hammering.] 1. To beat with a hammer; to beat with heavy blows; as, to hammer iron.
2. To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating. “Hammered money.” Dryden.
3. To form in the mind; to shape by hard intellectual labor; — usually with out.
Who was hammering out a penny dialogue. Jeffry.