drop-forge

drop forge

 
noun Metalworking.
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.
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Also called drop hammer, drop press.

Origin:
1895–1900

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drop-forge

   [drop-fawrj, -fohrj]
verb (used with object), drop-forged, drop-forg·ing. Metalworking.
to form in a drop forge.
Origin:
1890–95

Related forms
drop-forg·er, noun
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