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drop hammer

drop hammer

noun

  1. another name for 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of drop hammer1

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
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Example Sentences

Jerking the rope in his hands, Tom Nedley tripped the latch holding the drop-hammer, and instantly Ramsay felt the weight.

They hung it on the other pulley and, when it was in place, the end was about three feet below the drop-hammer.

Suspended from the beam was a four-pulley block with a rope through each pulley, and the ropes supported an iron drop hammer.

I was reminded of the small earthquakes felt in the vicinity of a heavy drop hammer.

This shop contains six down-draught forges and one drop-hammer, and is also served by the telpherage system.

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