Sentence:  Likewise the ivory Chinese female figure known as a `` doctor lady '' ( provenance Honan ) ; a friend of mine removing her from the curio cabinet for inspection was felled as if by a <WSD>hammer</WSD> , but he had previously drunk a quantity of applejack . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking