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clawhammer

adjective claw·ham·mer \ˈkl-ˌha-mər\

Definition of CLAWHAMMER

:  of, relating to, or being a style of banjo playing using the thumb and one or more fingers picking or strumming in a downward direction
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First Known Use of CLAWHAMMER

1964

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