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drop forge

1

noun

, Metalworking.
  1. a device for making large forgings in which a heavy object is allowed to fall vertically upon a piece of work placed on an anvil or between dies.


drop-forge

2

[ drop-fawrj, -fohrj ]

verb (used with object)

, Metalworking.
, drop-forged, drop-forg·ing.
  1. to form in a drop forge.

drop forge

noun

  1. Also calleddrop hammer a device for forging metal between two dies, one of which is fixed, the other acting by gravity or by steam or hydraulic pressure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to forge (metal) into (a component) by the use of a drop forge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • drop-forger noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drop forge1

First recorded in 1895–1900

Origin of drop forge2

First recorded in 1890–95

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