squadrol n.— «A man who led police on a chase through Chicago’s Southwest Side Monday night died after hitting several parked cars, even striking a police squadrol and pointing a gun at officers.» —“Metro Briefs: Man shot, killed by...
Monday hammer n.— «Workers at construction sites use a very heavy hammer to break rocks and concrete. They call it a “Monday hammer.” Why “Monday hammer?” Because, they say, on Mondays they come to work fresh and...
Monday hammer n.— «If they couldn’t get it undone with that, we used a flogging spanner and a “Monday” hammer. This was so called because it weighed 28lbs, and if you used it on a Monday, you were on the sick for the rest of...
Monday hammer n.— «Professor Sargant Florence still seems surprised that absenteeism should be at its highest on Mondays.…From its relatively greater incidence among unskilled men, he asks whether it is due to boredom, and does not...
Monday hammer n.— «Monday hammer. A 32 pound sledge hammer; means worker must have day of rest before being able to wield heavy hammer.» —“[pencil] Motormen and Conductors” by Workers at 3rd Ave. and 65th St...
Monday hammer
n.— «“Monday” hammer. Light sledge.» —“The Machine Shop” in Wisc. Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)