A period of being beaten or hammered.Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough.Hearing a hammering on the door, I ran downstairs to open it.
2011, April 10, Alistair Magowan, Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle, Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure
