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Answer for the clue "Flattening with a hammer ", 7 letters:
peening

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Peening is the process of working a metal 's surface to improve its material properties, usually by mechanical means, such as hammer blows, by blasting with shot ( shot peening ), or blasts of light beams with laser peening. Peening is normally a cold work ...

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n. The hardening of a metal surface by hammering, or by blasting with shot

Usage examples of peening.

Most of the shots were going through, peening off the metal of cannon, ricocheting on stone, ripping through flesh and shattering bone.