He is a bit of a hammer

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Heard in Kilkenny

An ass wipe or a bo...x. May be from sir hammer greenwood who burnt cork city. Used by the miners and the people of Castlecomer in North kilkenny to describe certain types of characteristics of a person.

In use

He is a bit of a hammer for not paying the wages on time. He is bit of a hammer for taking over the whole meeting. He is a bit of a hammer because he thinks he knows it all.

Posh English

He is a rather tiresome scrub for failing to disburse the wages punctually.