drop hammer


Origin of drop hammer

1
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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How to use drop hammer in a sentence

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

    The Spell of the White Sturgeon | James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • They hung it on the other pulley and, when it was in place, the end was about three feet below the drop-hammer.

    The Spell of the White Sturgeon | James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • Suspended from the beam was a four-pulley block with a rope through each pulley, and the ropes supported an iron drop hammer.

    The Spell of the White Sturgeon | James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • I was reminded of the small earthquakes felt in the vicinity of a heavy drop hammer.

    The Image and the Likeness | John Scott Campbell
  • This shop contains six down-draught forges and one drop-hammer, and is also served by the telpherage system.

British Dictionary definitions for drop hammer

drop hammer

noun
  1. another name for drop forge

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