Re: Hammers of Hell

Posted by ESC on January 30, 2004

In Reply to: Hammers of Hell posted by SR on January 30, 2004

: He said,"They were going like the hammers of hell!" Anyone familiar with the origin?

I did a Google search and it led me right back to Phrase Finder! This discussion says it refers to "bellhammers."

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/17/messages/919.html

• Clappers and bellhammers